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My current employer has outfitted me with a truly mobile office that got put to the test yesterday when I had to change locations in the middle of the day without missing a beat. Everything you would expect is on my laptop: dial-up connection, Wi-Fi card, MS Office, VPN clients, IM client, etc. The unique thing is my Cisco IP Softphone (VoIP). I've been using my Softphone for a couple of month now, but have never really tested it using a Wi-Fi connection. I had to escape to a Starbucks with a T-Mobile HotSpot yesterday afternoon and had to take three hours of conference calls. I didn't want to do it on my cell phone, so I took a risk and gave my Softphone a try over 80.11b. I have a special handset from Carisys that acts like a regular phone and filters a ton of noise. I called my wife before hopping on my business calls to see how I sounded. She said I sounded like I was at home on a land line. Wow!! I have finally achieved 100% mobility with an outward appearance of complete stability. |
