Sprint YISO Card
I have the Sprint YISO card (CF2031) and it works great at least along the NC part of the ICW. This card will double as a cell phone (just plug in a headset). But if you get the right Sprint plan (you have to tell them you want the plan for the data card with embedded phone) you can have your card AND a regular Sprint cell phone share the same plan. $100/month plan with UNLIMITED data connection and 1,500 minutes of talk time. If you happen to work for IBM, the same plan is $75/month. Other companies may have similar discounts. The card itself was only $79 (with corporate discount). BTW, this is a high speed card and depending on signal strength provides wireless connection that is FASTER than dial-up. The same card will work in your laptop and your PocketPC PDA. One other amazing thing, the software installation was easy. I install a lot of software products in my job, and I was impressed with the ease of set-up both on my laptop and on my iPaq. A few weekends ago, I was sitting in my cockpit at the Beaufort NC town dock and was able to check the nearby TV station's live Doppler radar on my iPaq before leaving port. At the same time, I was checking my e-mail, looking up the name of a movie starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy (for the guy on the next boat) AND using AOL IM to chat with a friend --- all from a wireless device that fit in the palm of my hand. WOW!BTW, I do not work for Sprint... I just have one of these cards and have been very impressed with it. Gary