Re: Truck stop wireless internet access?
From: Terry A. Austin (taaustin~lock_at_nospam.templejc.edu)
Date: 03/01/04
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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:00:45 -0600
I don't know about this personally but have a friend who frequents Flying-J
stops quite often on her travels and has been accessing from them, first
wired then as wireless from her laptop for a number of years.
She seems quite pleased with the travelling access.
I've stopped myself in the Flying-J which is on the way back to visit my
parents for a 'rest stop' and noticed subscription rates posted that ranged
from a single stop 'daily' rate all the way through their 'best deal' of an
annual rate. If memory serves the annual rate was a bit over $100. If you
do indeed do a fair amount of traveling that might be the option to choose.
I seem to recall they had several possible configurations.
You might also look into a T-Mobile account which would get you access at
Starbucks coffee shops as well as some local airports and other hotspots.
I'd personally find a Starbucks a more pleasant hangout than a truckstop.
They serve better coffee and pastries and they're just about as widely
dispersed.
$0.02
Terry
"Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> My wife and I do a fair amount of traveling, ie. see the grandkids type
travel, across the country,
> primarily west to Arizona and east to Florida and Mississippi. I have been
looking for an
> inexpensive way to get occasional internet access while on the road. I
know some hotels/motels now
> offer free internet access, but not all do, particularly in smaller towns.
>
> Anyway, I ran across this "Truckers WiFi" page this morning. They
specifically call out "Flying-J
> Truck Stops" and "Love's Travel Stops"...
>
> http://truckinwifi.home.mchsi.com/hotspots.html
>
> ...as being WiFi equipped. The Flying-J page is at...
>
> http://www.tonservices.com/hisp_home.htm
>
> I could not find any information on the Love's page at..
>
> http://www.loves.com/
>
> Does anyone have any experience using either one, particularly Love's
since there is nothing on
> their web site about this?
>
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