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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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 Posted - Mar 20 2012 : 5:45:19 PM
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So, I've been at my new job for 2 days now and there's definitely one HUGE drawback. No internet access. Like, it's not even on the computers. I was expecting that I would have to restrict my internet usage to breaks, but this is crazy! I'm having withdrawal symptoms! My fingers are itching to check my email, my bank balance, MaryJanesFarm, the weather, the lyrics to that dumb song that got stuck in my head during the drive to work, anything. Must. Make. Contact. With. Outside. World. ARRRRGGGHHH.
On a more serious note, I really do need to be able to work on school projects during my lunch hours, or at least touch base with my instructors and internship supervisors during the business day. From what I hear, there's no wifi in the building so I can't use my laptop.
Any suggestions? Is it a smartphone that I need or one of those wireless internet thingies that plugs into a usb port (I'm sure you know what I mean)? Right now I've just got a cheap little prepaid cell, so this is a whole new world for me.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Mar 20 2012 : 7:38:38 PM
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Amie- One of those things that plugs into your computer is going to cost you almost as much as a data plan for a smartphone. I love my iphone but I have heard that wal-mart has prepaid smart phones so maybe that is something you could look into or maybe it would be cheaper to have a smartphone on a plan? I know that I was surprised to learn that my phone was not as expensive when I realized I had been paying a dollar a minute every month for my trac phone :(
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Mar 20 2012 : 8:45:02 PM
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Maybe check and see where hotspots are in the area and have lunch there? Can you call your instructors to keep in touch during the day?
Farmgirl Sister # 3810
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
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Farmer Judy
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Judy
North Aurora
IL
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 07:42:20 AM
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If you have a laptop for your personal use, go to Starbucks or McDonalds, they have free internet. If you want to get a smartphone you will be able to get online easily with that. If you are actually going to do projects get an iPad with internet and you can work right on it and send it to whomever you need to.
Good luck!
God bless,
Judy
Farmgirl #3666
Born a city girl but a farm girl at heart!
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 3:14:59 PM
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Thanks for the suggestions. Alee, I think you've got a good point about the cost per minute for the smartphone. I may need to bite the bullet and go to Walmart (I try to avoid it).
Unfortunately, there are no Starbucks or McD's in downtown Rochester. It's kind of a ghost town. Although I am surprised that the west end, where my new employer is located, has fewer amenities than the east end where I was before. There are tons of county and city employees clustered over here--the court, the sheriff, the crime lab, etc. Apparently all the parking lots have waiting lists of more than a year for monthly spots. And yet no convenient coffee shops? It makes no sense.
I've gotten a second opinion on wifi within the building, and it may exist after all. Guess the only way to find out is to take the laptop in and try it out. But I need to find a drawer that I can lock first. |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 7:12:47 PM
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verizon has a prepaid phone that cost 30 something dollars a month, has internet access, and is not too bad. I am not sure of all the details, cause it's been a few years but my husband had it for a while and it wasn't bad.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 04:50:00 AM
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How is it going, Aime? Any locking drawers? I know how disconnected you can feel going from internet access to no internet access. How are your co-workers? I hope the job is going well! :)
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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