Or a Dick Tracy phone.

I have the same issue as well. I've stayed in hotels where there's a very poor wireless signal but there is Wi-Fi, or at least a wired connection I can plug my travel Wi-Fi router into, so that I have a strong signal in my hotel room. I've also found Wi-Fi to be great for avoiding excessive data and voice charges when traveling in other countries.

I had a BlackBerry with no Wi-Fi for two years and didn't feel like Wi-Fi would be something I found of a lot of use. Since switching to a device with Wi-Fi, and UMA, I'm not sure I could ever give it up.

Apparently CO ran a 764 on EWR-SFO-EWR Monday afternoon/evening. I wonder what happened there.

Continental Flight: 652
Departure Date: Sep 14, 2009
Status: Arrived Gate 1 Minute Late

Departed:
San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Scheduled: 10:00 PM
Actual: 10:01 PM
Gate: 32A
Check-in: Terminal 1

Arrived:
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
Scheduled: 6:12 AM (Sep 15)
Actual: 6:13 AM (Sep 15)
Gate: C125
Bag Claim/Arrivals: Terminal C

Aircraft: Boeing 767-400 aircraft #55

Continental Flight: 41
Departure Date: Sep 14, 2009
Status: Arrived Gate 10 Minutes Early

Departed:
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
Scheduled: 3:50 PM
Actual: 4:05 PM
Gate: C98
Check-in: Terminal C

Arrived:
San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Scheduled: 7:07 PM
Actual: 6:57 PM
Gate: 32A
Bag Claim/Arrivals: Terminal 1

Aircraft: Boeing 767-400 aircraft #55

Just read about the Starwood Lurker sponsored DO in AUS - sounds like a fun weekend!

SFO to EWR thrice in five days and once EWR-SFO, actually.

Voice, perhaps, but I've got Skype on my NetBook for that if I really need it. And I rarely use voice when out of the country.

For data I get unlimited at $65/month, prorated for only days I use it. I have no need to deal with finding hotspots or dealing with paying hotel WiFi just for that.

My replacement (well, interim replacement) said she had been told we're prohibited from having Skype on our government laptops - I fixed that issue ... And I only use Skype out of country (with my dorky Microsoft LiveChat headset that came from the LiveSearch Club).

Anyone see the background photo of Angkor Wat on bing.com/ today? That it survived the spillover fighting and bombing of the Vietnam war and the Khmer Rouge is a miracle. There's a little war damage visible in the photo, though, I believe. That is a place I would really love to see.

I hadn't - another place I want to visit.

Is the event all weekend? Would someone flying in book Friday-Monday?

Cargo? MX? Consolidation of two flights?

In other news, I found a great desktop pen for those of us who wish to send such a message.

Happy Birthday Olton Hall.

I wish you were older than me!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've flown over Alaska, but not landed there. It's my only state left and I need to complete that soon. Off the top of my head, BL JR has been to 20 states. I believe she'll hit all 50 at a much younger age than I (though I hit the continental 48 by age 16 so not too bad).

YUM, YUM, YUM!!!!!

LOL! It's really not THAT bad! I lived in OMA for a few years in my 20s and other than the fact that my neighbor was in the witness protection program and then killed (lived in an apt. complex and he lived down the hall), it was fine. It has some good things (Jazz on the green at the Joslin Museum, which also does some very nice exhibits being a highlight) and some great restaurants. EAR, where I grew up and moved back to, a bit limited.

WOOHOO! Congratulations!!!

Off to pack for the big trip to the med center. Posts after tonight will be from a drug induced haze.

And the birthplace of my mother, plus other relatives.

There are some events Friday and Sunday but Saturday's the core.

Like someone with even less mental capacity (I don't have much to start), I thought it reasonable to drive from the BNA burbs to OMA after working more than half a day. I hit the Illinois / Missouri border (e.g. "STL") at precisely 5 p.m. Fortunately, my soon-to-be schedule never involves teaching on Fridays. And I snagged a room for something like $40 a night last year with my state employee discount.

You're related to baglady, Plus1, and BL JR? :D