Several mobile phone companies are now selling Wireless Broadband packages for connecting to the Net, using a wireless card. With a card like this, practically the whole country is a hotspot.

I use Wi-Fi quite a lot, and find this irresistible. My typical work day includes logging in to my Web-based email from a variety or places –vendor’s desktops, Starbucks, Schlotzsky’s, Borders Books etc. Very useful when working with tight deadlines. But I still have to drive up to the nearest hotspot.