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Need a good internet phone

May 25, 2005 3:50AM PDT

Here's my situation:

I'm living in an apartment for the summer that does not have the internet. And since it's only short term I'm not going to signup for a connection. But, I need to be able to check my email and maybe surf the internet a bit. I also need to purchase a new cellphone because the one I have is dying.

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as far as a phone that is good for email and web browsing?

I've also seen some phones that can connect to a computer and work as a cellular modem. Does this work very well? Anyone have any opinions on this?

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