Aircard

[Rick 2005 Dolphin 5376]

What ever cell service is providing service to the air card is where the service is provided to the air card while you are on the road. If you have verizon and can receive a call, your verizon air card will work. Same for any other carrier you pick.

[JamieB]

Motoring.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> So then the aircard is like receiving the internet by satellite? You install a card and can receive internet anywhere? No matter where you are? Or do you need to be in a cell phone site area? Where do you receive the signal from? How would it work in Alaska? Canada? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Actually the aircard is JUST like your cellphone. If you have a signal with your phone, you will get one with your aircard. If you don't, you'r outa luck. As a general rule, you will have a signal with your aircard unless you travel into national parks, vast expanses of nothingness, etc. If you stay in town and along major routes, you will likely have internet. Please note that with an aircard, it depends on the local infrastructure what speeds you get. In major cities, and along interstates, you will probably get around 1.2Mbps/400kbps speed. In hick towns or the backwoods, if you have a signal, you will probably get about dial-up speed.

Satellite is the choice if you absolutely MUST have internet anywhere.

Costs:
Aircard, $0 to $200 dollars to start, and about $40 or $60 per month depending on carrier.
Satellite, $1,200 to $5,000 to start and $80 per month.

For a lot of people, the aircard is the best choice. It all depends on what you WANT and what you NEED.

[Bill Adams]

No, an aircard is not anything like satellite. Satellite internet requires a large dish be installed on your RV or a large tripod mount be used. Once the antenna is properly pointed you will have a live 24/7 internet connection anywhere and everywhere you travel as long as you have a clear view of the S. sky. No cellular connection of any kind is required and it will work in the US, Canada and Mexico (including AK).