Addicted to the Internet

By Mike Jastrzebski

Maybe dependent would be a better word than addicted. The biggest problem with the anchorage we are in is the lack of Internet service. Despite the fact that we have a high tech wifi antenna, we either have to depend on 3G service for our iPad, or we have to bag up our computers, ride our dinghy to shore, and walk to a nearby Starbucks to use their wifi.

We’ve already gone through 3GB of 3G on the iPad, and it looks like I’m going to need another GB this week. We use it to check email, read our favorite blogs, get our news, do research for the new book, and most important, check the weather. At $20.00 a GB it adds up quick. True, I could have bought 5GB for less than I’ve paid for the 3GB, but if you read Christine’s blog on Friday you know that we’ve been trying to get out of here and the weather has not been cooperating. Had I known I was going to be stuck here I would have bought the larger package.

And although the 3G service works well, it doesn’t allow me to update my computer software or my iPad apps. One of the reasons I’m anxious to get over to the Bahamas is that the Abacos, where we are planning to spend the next three months, has good Internet service available in the anchorages of most of the larger islands. It helps to have the wifi antenna I mentioned earlier, and it’s not cheap, but it’s pretty dependable.

So what do you think? Am I addicted or just dependent on the Internet?

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