Has anyone considered running PPP and connecting to a HAM TNC? Using this method, you can be on the Internet while in your car, at speeds around 1200 to 9600bps. If we could get a small keyboard and a simple display driver, we could do things like receive simple text messages, notification of new email, etc.

Membership in a HAM club is generally required in order to interconnect to the Internet. See your local HAM club for details on membership, becoming a HAM, TNC modem support, speeds, coverage areas, etc.

As I see it, we need:

PPP in the kernel, and a working pppd to bring up the connection.
Display support for a basic shell prompt, and some termcap support.
Support for an available and small wireless keyboard.
SNPPd support perhaps to receive text messages or email notifications and such.

Just being able to get notifications, run ping and a few other tools would be really nice for a network admin who's expected to keep a bunch of hosts online.

Please followup if you have ideas, or are working in these directions.

-Dane