Internet Sharing- when you absolutely, positively need online

This morning I headed over to the new and improved Mobile Tech Manor to get some stuff carried over before the "real" move.  I carried my gear bag stuffed with the Lenovo IdeaPad u110 as I figured when I took a rest I could get online using the goodness of the Verizon EVDO network.  I got my errands done, put some java on to brew and sat down at my new desk in the new office.  I just cracked myself up because that desk is a folding card table and my desk chair is a nylon folding lawn chair.  Hey it works.

I turned on the Lenovo and reached into my bag for the ExpressCard modem only to discover that in my haste to get out of the house I didn’t throw it in the bag!  I was just getting ready to pack up and head back home when it hit me- I can use the HSDPA 3G on the HTC Advantage which was indeed in the bag.  Say what you want, the Internet Sharing utility in Windows Mobile 6 is outstanding in its ease to use.  I connected to the AT&T 3G network and on the IdeaPad I told it to connect to a Personal Area Network over Bluetooth and in a few seconds I was online and working away.  Sure it’s not as fast as the EVDO network but it works and works well.

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