are there pay-as-you-go internet accounts for travellers?

[dotlyc]

I'm about to move from dial-up to high speed service. Some ISPs
throw in a minimal dial-up account but others don't. I need to get
access to the Internet and email when I travel. I know many hotels now
offer Internet access but I don't always stay in hotels. Also, I'm not
keen on trying to hunt down an Internet cafe or suchlike, although I may
do so if there's no other choice.
I'd like to know if there's an Internet equivalent to the
long-distance phone cards that will let me get on-line when I'm away
from home without having to sign up for a permanent separate dial-up
account.
I'm interested in something that will work in either/both Canada
and the U.S.
Thanks for any tips.

--
[email]dotlyc@sympatico.ca[/email]

[nosredna]

In article <WC18b.6042$k81.513439@news20.bellglobal.com>,
dotlyc <dotlyc@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I'm about to move from dial-up to high speed service. Some ISPs
> throw in a minimal dial-up account but others don't. I need to get
> access to the Internet and email when I travel. I know many hotels now
> offer Internet access but I don't always stay in hotels. Also, I'm not
> keen on trying to hunt down an Internet cafe or suchlike, although I may
> do so if there's no other choice.
> I'd like to know if there's an Internet equivalent to the
> long-distance phone cards that will let me get on-line when I'm away
> from home without having to sign up for a permanent separate dial-up
> account.
> I'm interested in something that will work in either/both Canada
> and the U.S.
> Thanks for any tips.

Do you mean you'll travel with a laptop? Why not have a minimal use
account with EarthLink ($9.99/month for 10 hours) or something? It's
good to have a backup anyway, in case your high speed ISP has problems.

[dotlyc]

In article <nosredna-79DB9D.13305611092003@corp.supernews.com>,
nosredna <nosredna@suscom.net> wrote:

> Do you mean you'll travel with a laptop? Why not have a minimal use
> account with EarthLink ($9.99/month for 10 hours) or something? It's
> good to have a backup anyway, in case your high speed ISP has problems.

Yes I travel with my laptop. I'm in Canada and I don't think we get
Earthlink here. In any event, I can get an added dial-up account with my
current service provider for about the equivalent in Canadian dollars.
It's just annoying to have to pay for a regular dial up service on
top of the fairly exorbitant cost of the high speed service, especially
when I don't need it all the time, since I'm not travelling as much as I
used to.
However, I hadn't thought about having the dial up service as a
backup if high speed goes out. Good point.

--
[email]dotlyc@sympatico.ca[/email]

[Mike Cohen]

In article <WC18b.6042$k81.513439@news20.bellglobal.com>,
dotlyc <dotlyc@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I'm about to move from dial-up to high speed service. Some ISPs
> throw in a minimal dial-up account but others don't. I need to get
> access to the Internet and email when I travel. I know many hotels now
> offer Internet access but I don't always stay in hotels. Also, I'm not
> keen on trying to hunt down an Internet cafe or suchlike, although I may
> do so if there's no other choice.
> I'd like to know if there's an Internet equivalent to the
> long-distance phone cards that will let me get on-line when I'm away
> from home without having to sign up for a permanent separate dial-up
> account.
> I'm interested in something that will work in either/both Canada
> and the U.S.
> Thanks for any tips.

I like Access-4-Free.com. It gives 10 free hours a month with $1/hour
for each additional hour for a maximum of $10/month. If you don't use
it, you don't pay.

I've had it a few years and only use it once or twice a year when I
travel. It works great and doesn't require any special software.

--
Mike Cohen - mike3k <at> onepost <dot> net
Personal: [url]http://www.mc-development.com/[/url]
Mac News: [url]http://www.macmegasite.com/[/url]

[bux]

In article <WC18b.6042$k81.513439@news20.bellglobal.com>,
dotlyc <dotlyc@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I'm about to move from dial-up to high speed service. Some ISPs
> throw in a minimal dial-up account but others don't. I need to get
> access to the Internet and email when I travel. I know many hotels now
> offer Internet access but I don't always stay in hotels.

Internet cafes have been my source of access to the net and to my e-mail
while traveling in Europe. I've been in a few hotels that have offered
access, but generally it's not been satisfactory. The worst is via the
in-room tv and at an ridiculously expensive price. Sometimes in a top
hotel access is via dsl, but at a very premium price through the
business service center. I'm just not making million dollar deals and
have too much spam to deal with. Cybercafes are often inconvenient.

Right now I'm contemplating staying in a hotel that claims to offer wifi
in all its rooms. I have a PB G4 ti-book, but do not have a wireless
network at home. I'm willing to spring for the card. I see my Apple
option is the Airport Card and not the Extreme. Do I have other options,
that would also be compatible with the installation of a netword at
home? Can I get a faster card or a cheaper card by not going with Apple?

[Ron Parsons]

In article <Fq28b.6055$k81.516045@news20.bellglobal.com>,
dotlyc <dotlyc@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>In article <nosredna-79DB9D.13305611092003@corp.supernews.com>,
> nosredna <nosredna@suscom.net> wrote:
>

>> Do you mean you'll travel with a laptop? Why not have a minimal use
>> account with EarthLink ($9.99/month for 10 hours) or something? It's
>> good to have a backup anyway, in case your high speed ISP has problems.

>
> Yes I travel with my laptop. I'm in Canada and I don't think we get
>Earthlink here. In any event, I can get an added dial-up account with my
>current service provider for about the equivalent in Canadian dollars.
> It's just annoying to have to pay for a regular dial up service on
>top of the fairly exorbitant cost of the high speed service, especially
>when I don't need it all the time, since I'm not travelling as much as I
>used to.
> However, I hadn't thought about having the dial up service as a
>backup if high speed goes out. Good point.

I have an AOL account that I normally access via TCP/IP so it's the
$9.95 variety. I discoved quite by accident that when I'm away from home
and use a dialup into AOL that I'm actually on the internet and all my
interent stuff works. So I just put AOL in the background and do
nothing with it.

I can't send email using my verizon account because they require me to
originate from within verizon, but that's all I have lost.

--
Ron

[Trashy Girl]

In article <jrp59-5DEB4A.08152820092003@news.verizon.net>,
Ron Parsons <jrp59@gte.net> wrote:

> I have an AOL account that I normally access via TCP/IP so it's the
> $9.95 variety. I discoved quite by accident that when I'm away from home
> and use a dialup into AOL that I'm actually on the internet and all my
> interent stuff works. So I just put AOL in the background and do
> nothing with it.
>
> I can't send email using my verizon account because they require me to
> originate from within verizon, but that's all I have lost.

You might try this page for net access to your verizon mail account:
[url]http://netmail.verizon.net/[/url]
--
Trashy Girl

[vnn]

Ron Parsons <jrp59@gte.net> wrote in news:jrp59-5DEB4A.08152820092003
@news.verizon.net:

>
> I have an AOL account that I normally access via TCP/IP so it's the
> $9.95 variety. I discoved quite by accident that when I'm away from home
> and use a dialup into AOL that I'm actually on the internet and all my
> interent stuff works. So I just put AOL in the background and do
> nothing with it.
>
> I can't send email using my verizon account because they require me to
> originate from within verizon, but that's all I have lost.
>

You can access Verizon's web-based e-mail at [url]http://netmail.verizon.net[/url] .