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Communications on the road - cellular,
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Today's RVers are likely to outfit their RVs with satellite TV dishes, cell phones, laptop
computers, and GPS systems. Roadnews.com - Learn how to travel together with your laptop computer. http://www.roadnews.com/ Full-Timer.com - offers a low rate per minute calling card. http://www.full-timer.com/ Cellular phone information from Point.com - Use this excellent site to compare service plans, phones, and accessories. Highly recommended! http://www.point.com/ Computing On The Road, A series by Mel Chaney. Read this if you are thinking about buying a cellular phone and a modem to plug it into! Chaney also has some really good advice about online banking, and batteries, chargers, and inverters. This man is a wealth of information! http://www.rversonline.org/RV4Computers.html RVComputing Discussion Group - this busy discussion forum is a MUST for people who are serious about RVs and computing. Well indexed, too. http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/goto?forumid=3540 RVers Online, list of “modem-friendly” RV parks. (doesn't tell when last update was.) http://www.rversonline.org/RVMF.html Fulltiming America, order a book or CD-ROM listing over 2500 modem-ready parks, plus over 350 "instant on" phone campsites http://www.fulltiming-america.com/phone.html Best Free Cellular - free cellphone offers, free calling card offers, find the best cellphone rates in your area. http://www.best-free-cellular-phone.com/ RV Design - Tutorial on wireless Internet options. http://worldwideclassified.net/rvdesign/ iGo.com - mobile technology outfitter. Here you will find advice and products. Click on “Advice and tips.” Or click on other categories to buy products like batteries for laptops and cellphones, wireless modems, GPS devices. http://www.igo.com/ Essex - Online retailer of portable computer solutions. http://www.goessex.com/store/travel.html Communications article by “phred” Tinseth (he’s been a member of the Escapees RV Club for so long his number is 394.) Before you buy, read his no-nonsense advice on cellular phones, getting online on the road, internet service providers, and satellite TV. http://www.phrannie.org/phredex.html Broadband
wireless internet at a few selected campgrounds. Many offices and homes use this wireless
technology to network computers. This same technology could be used to link computers in
your RV with a broadband connection in the campground office. News and discussion forums.
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