You might find that a T-Mobile GSM/GPRS phone with the $20 unlimited
internet option would work for you. Verizon and Sprint might also work well,
also. A colleague of mine had a lot of problems with Verizon charging him
for roaming when he was in an area that was supposed to be his home service
area. Each month for several months they took hundreds of dollars off the
bill. Then they gave him a "get out of your contract for free card" and he
went with another carrier.
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Donald Newcomb
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T-Mobile would be my suggestion as well.  They have the least expensive
rates for both minutes and internet.  While Sprint Vision is technically
cheaper
as to Internet usage, technically you are not supposed to be using laptops
on it and who knows when they will start cracking down.  The GSM providers
(T-Mobile, ATT, and Cingular) use a form of wireless data called GPRS.  Its
competitor CDMA 1X  is offered by Sprint and Verizon.  GPRS at this moment
in time is slower than CDMA 1X, but you pay significantly more for unlimited
data from Sprint or Verizon.  On Verizon, I think it is $79 a month.  On
Sprint I think it is $89 a month.  Compare that to $19 with T-Mobile and I
think that for most people the slower solution makes more sense.

If I were you, I'd spring for the Bluetooth solution.  Add a Bluetooth card
to your laptop and you can seemlessly connect your laptop or a bluetooth
enabled PDA to the net.  The reason why I asked where you were is that in
certain parts of the country, certain providers are stronger than elsewhere.
T-Mobile has solid coverage in the Eastern corridor.  Its problems are in
the true heartland in states like Nebraska, the Dakotas, Wyoming, etc.

While it is not the cheapest phone that T-Mobile offers, look at the 3650.
I haven't look for this particular phone, but take a look at Amazon.com's
deals on T-Mobile.  They often have pretty good deals on the phones when you
sign up for a plan.

Stu