Over-The-Road Wireless for Dummies

by E. Phil Haley

Do you roam the road making a living, or are you enjoying the nomadic life of a retiree with a motor home? Either way, life goes on no matter where you're hanging your hat tonight. Bills still need to be paid, grandchildren grow up way too fast, and you've gotten pretty dependent on your e-mail. How do you stay connected to the rest of the world while you're on the road?

For a growing number of over-the-road drivers, business travelers, and RV...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471784036
• ISBN13: 9780471784036
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Over-the-Road Wireless for Dummies

As usual with the "For Dummies" books, it follows through with wonderful information provided in layman's terms using great wit and humor. Even if you had no interest in the particular topic they are great reading and informative.

use hot spots

There is a growing set of people who often access the Web remotely. One extreme is a group identified by this book - retirees who cruise the nation in RVs, and who want a reliable and cheap way to stay connected. You do not have to be in this select bunch to read the book. You might merely need occasional net access when on the road. Haley shows how to find and use hot spots. Often these are free. Sometimes, they are inadvertantly access points that have been made available for anyone, because the owner didn't follow some setup steps. For these, it's up to you whether to risk using them or not. Though it might be argued that how can you tell that the owner did not mean to make a hot spot freely available? The book also describes phoning across the Internet, using VoIP. It can be much cheaper than using payphones. Though sound quality might be erratic. But for many people, that might be an acceptable tradeoff.