Buying an AirPort Cone Signal for the Home?

thisbechuck said:
Of course, cellular modems generally don't compare speed-wise to anything except for dial up, and can set you back quite a bit of $ per month. At the T-mobile hotspots you speak of, the Airport base stations are probably connected to a modem/router of some sort hooked into a DSL, Cable, or T1 line. They don't just pull the signal out of the air. The base station then makes the signal wireless for short range transmission to your laptop.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure T-Mobile Hotspot is via DSL. I remember when I first signed up I had to configure my computer, and I distinctly remember clicking on "DSL." Which would explain why T-Mobile Hotspot is one of the fastest ISPs in the world.

As far as wireless Internet connection anywhere in the world with only one ISP ... ah well, one can hope.
 
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