laptop access through mobile phone

[tartanflower]

One of my friends lives in the country and has a problem with her BT landline. How can she access the internet through her mobile?

[vehelpfulguy]

It will be:

a) Expensive

b) Slow. A mobile has a VERY slow modem.

[tartanflower]

Thanks I'ill tell her it's possible - but HOW?

[tartanflower]

Thanks for your answer. Is it possible and how?

[rojash]

VHGs reply is somewhat out of date.
A Vodafone 3G card will work at almost 7 times the speed of a PSTN (Dial up connection).

You can get one here:
http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=126421

But check coverage in your friend's area.
In areas where there is no 3G coverage, the card conects using GPRS which is somewhat slower.

There's an article all about it (from the 2004 launch), here:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,10000 00085,39150690,00.htm