1. A portable computer, comprising: a display; a transceiver circuit for wireless communication; and a computing circuit to communicate, via the transceiver circuit, with (i) a fixed wireless access point having a wired connection to a network, and (ii) a mobile device communicating wirelessly with the network; wherein the computing circuit presents on the display a user interface that provides cost information associated with communicating with the network via the fixed wireless access point and via the mobile device, the computing circuit enabling a user of the portable computer to interact with the user interface to select which of the fixed wireless access point or the mobile device to use to communicate with the network; wherein the user interface also provides network speed information associated with communicating with the network via the fixed wireless access point and via the mobile device.