How good is a smart phone as a modem for a computer?

December 24, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment
Filed under: Computer Networking 
smart phone
Swan asked:


So I’m shopping around for a birthday gift for my mother. She lives out in the boonies, and cable connection isn’t available. We were thinking DSL might be possible, but then someone reminded me about using a smart phone as a modem. I’ve looked at FAQs, and it seems that it can be done.

How good is it? And can anyone recommend a moderately priced smart phone with contract that could work well in that capacity?

What’s the difference between the iphone and the “clone” phones?

August 6, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment
Filed under: Cell Phones & Plans 

BellaMaeTheDoxie asked:


I was shopping on ebay and they have a cell phone that looks like a iphone but isn’t an iphone. It looks as though it does the same things and works the same. So is there any difference besides the name and price??? Has anyone owned one before or now???