A recent post to my Blog on my experiences trying to stay connected on a road trip:
"This last attempt to use cellular Internet on the road in this rural area was a lesson in the importance of using a mobile external cellular antenna. I have a 1900MHz antenna mounted on my truck for use with the Sprint EVDO card or the T-Mobile PDA. While using the Sprint card connected to the mobile antenna, I pulled out my Sprint phone to make a phone call. The phone using it's own antenna could not find any service. But the Sprint card connected to the external mobile antenna had an excellent signal and worked perfectly."
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