Chapter SEVEN. Getting Online with Your Cell Phone It wasn't so long ago that we thought the world was just fine without laptops, the Internet, and mobile phones. Today, many jobs would be difficult or impossible without them. And now you can combine these devices together to make an instant, portable office.Of course, the fastest way to access the Internet is with an Ethernet connection to a broadband service: The next best way to connect is through Wi-Fi. If neither of these options is available, your laptop's internal modem provides a somewhat re liable, albeit slow, way to get onlinethat is, if your ISP offers dial-up service, and you're near an analog phone line.But what about when you're out in the middle of nowhere, and none of these traditional connection methods is available? |