Have a good trip back REO 54 !!!! If you were with Alltel which is going to be AT&T in January at least in our state (Montana) you can eliminate dialup. We have a modem the size of a cellphone and its worked good everywhere we've been with our laptop including Lake Cushman in the Olympics 6 miles above Hoodsport. We are presently in Laughlin,Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona and its working great!! Hope you guys are warm there. We are glad not to be at home in Montna because it's 1 above ( +1 ) and the wind is blowing and it's snowing. Present temperature here is 66. Take care and enjoy your "Winter run" ! elk aka Walt