Basically, would it be worthwhile for me to get one?
I spend two hours a day on the train, and another hour or so taking Jamie for a walk every day. I average between 50 and 100 emails a day, and check out headlines and stories from a number of newspapers, not to mention IMO here. I have a notebook, but find it too heavy to drag back and forth to work every day, just to use it on the train. I'm wondering if I could make better use of my time commuting with one of these things? And perhaps save money, because I'm constantly buying books, magazines, and newspapers to read on the train?
I can get an ugly plastic eyeglass-case-sized Pocket PC for nothing, dual band (so it unfortunately won't work when I'm in the U.S.), GSM/GPRS, with RSS feeds. An Internet/email flat rate would run €9.99 ($14.72) a month, with a 20% reduction for the first 3 months. IM/ICQ would be extra, but I don't use it. I would have to have a 24-month contract, and the offer is only good for another week.
Am I right in thinking that the speed is comparable to dial-up?
An iPhone, Blackberry, or the like is of no interest to me. This is a question of wanting, rather than needing, portable Internet access, and nothing more.
I spend two hours a day on the train, and another hour or so taking Jamie for a walk every day. I average between 50 and 100 emails a day, and check out headlines and stories from a number of newspapers, not to mention IMO here. I have a notebook, but find it too heavy to drag back and forth to work every day, just to use it on the train. I'm wondering if I could make better use of my time commuting with one of these things? And perhaps save money, because I'm constantly buying books, magazines, and newspapers to read on the train?
I can get an ugly plastic eyeglass-case-sized Pocket PC for nothing, dual band (so it unfortunately won't work when I'm in the U.S.), GSM/GPRS, with RSS feeds. An Internet/email flat rate would run €9.99 ($14.72) a month, with a 20% reduction for the first 3 months. IM/ICQ would be extra, but I don't use it. I would have to have a 24-month contract, and the offer is only good for another week.
Am I right in thinking that the speed is comparable to dial-up?
An iPhone, Blackberry, or the like is of no interest to me. This is a question of wanting, rather than needing, portable Internet access, and nothing more.