Well, he's obviously found something of a distraction or where he is working they don't allow staff internet access. Web access today is far more easier than it was 18 months ago. I have a "3" dongle (as much as I hate the effing thing for crappy, connection dropping, etc) the thing allows access to the internet when the network is not over subscribed. Plenty of other mobile networks are offering USB devices like the o2 one I was looking at the other day.
Then you have "Mobile phones" which have improved over the years. My old Sony Ericsson K750i has good access and can display proper HTML.
So now you know, you can tell him off for neglecting his duty of visiting this forum board.