OT -- Email in the Boonies

A USB WiFi adapter and a bit of Chinese cookware has been shown to get up to 3-5km:

Talk to these folks

Hey Andy,

For starters, thanks for recommending the service, we really do appreciate it.

A NewsGuy member had mentioned your post, and I didn't want you thinking that you were stuck with the crappy sig line LOL

Generally speaking, we bring new features and service items online every day... some members like them, others don't... so we never leave folks with an all or nothing scenario when it comes to using a specific feature.

The default service signature for NewsGuy will not appear in posts if a member already has a sig of their own in place.

In the event that you don't want any type of sig appearing in your posts, you can basically create a blank signature file.

If you need a hand with that, feel free to send me an email ( snipped-for-privacy@newsguy.com) or phone our support staff (408-720-7620) and we'd be happy to step you through that process. Thanks Andy!

Best regards, snipped-for-privacy@newsguy.com NewsGuy.Com

Wow! That has to be a first. A company looking up a (semi) unhappy customer. I suppose I should change my sig. Thanks Bob. Andy Asberry recommends NewsGuy but deplores the crappy spam line they tag on.

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And for those of you taking notes, the first line in your sigfile (or the last line of your post if you want to fool their system) should consist of these four characters: "dash dash space Enter" Then you can add your personal message if desired, like the one below.

HTH, HAND. ;-P

-->--

I received a snail mail spam today for an ISP company named "Wild Blue",

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Not a problem Andy! A fellow NewsGuy member wasn't clear on the technical details related to the signature, and had asked if I could post some additional info into this thread. If you have any questions about the signature stuff, don't hesitate to contact me.

Best regards, snipped-for-privacy@newsguy.com NewsGuy.Com

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Well said Bruce!

If a NewsGuy member already had a personal signature in place, our default service signature would not appear in their posts.

This applied to folks using our Web/Newsgroup interface or most NNTP Newsreaders (Xnews, Outlook Express, NewsWatcher, etc.)

Turns out that Agent is the only NNTP reader out of the bunch that uses an unconventional/non-standard format for their signature files, so like you mentioned two dashes (--) need to be inserted into your exisiting sig file if you're using Agent.

Best regards, snipped-for-privacy@newsguy.com NewsGuy.Com

Weighing in late, I guess, but for $.02...

I have a Verizon "Web phone". It has browser and all built in - but it's really pretty useless as a display/keyboard. I think Version was trying to lure in bored kids with it.

It does, however, have a built-in modem.

With a USB cable and dialer software for the phone, I can hook it up to my laptop (desk machine too) and be on-line from almost anywhere.

This one hooks up at 19200, which isn't real fast for graphics, but fabulous for email.

google Data Pilot for cables and software.

Richard

Except from places without a phone line, which was the original problem...

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:53:22 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "Michael A. Terrell" quickly quoth:

I'm on Starband (used to be affiliated to Dish Network) and all the guys bailing from Starband are going to WildBlue and loving it. I may make that hop once my Starband contract is up. (When my sat modem died and they wanted $499 to replace it, I got a bit miffed.)

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Uhm, it's "wireless"?