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On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:11:58 +0000 (GMT) Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Mon, 2 Nov 2009, Paul Sutton wrote: > > > If the meet is social then you don't need wireless > > if the meet is social with people asking for help in advance, then > > wireless is usefu. > > > > however we have had technical meets at the rugby club with no > > wireless and sorted out some issues. > > Aren't we forgetting something? > > We are geek and the geek will inherit... > > We have smartphones, 3G capability, laptops and the know-how to turn > a laptop into a Wi-Fi access point using 3G.... > > Don't we? > > Who needs a venue with Wi-Fi when we carry it with us ... > > Gordon I have a shiny new Palm Pre on O2 with an unlimited data plan. The Palm Pre runs Linux. I'm not allowed to "tether" my Pre to any devices, but it's relatively easy to make it into a Wifi/3G|HSPDA router... and of course, that doesn't involve tethering! :D Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html