1. A portable computer, comprising: a transceiver circuit configured for wireless communication; and a computing circuit configured to communicate with a network by communicating with one of a fixed wireless access point having a wired connection to the network and a mobile device communicating wirelessly with the network, wherein the computing circuit is configured to determine which of the fixed wireless access point and the mobile device to use to communicate with the network based on signals received from the fixed wireless access point and the mobile device.