Internet on the move
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Internet on the move
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
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Re: Internet on the move
Be interested to know this too as i have a laptop and have just set up a hotmail account so i can get my emails on the move, but not sure how i would access it!
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Rach x
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Rach x
#3
Laptops usually come with a connection lead to plug them into a telephone line. Just plug into a telephone jack point.
You will need to check the dial-up number to the server & make sure the international dial up code is ok.
The hotspot thing is wireless I think - someone else will help with this
You will need to check the dial-up number to the server & make sure the international dial up code is ok.
The hotspot thing is wireless I think - someone else will help with this
#4
Lots of hotels (at least those that cater for business types) will have dial up access through the phones. My last couple of trips to the US you have been able to get broadband (of a sort) for about $10 for your whole stay in the hotel. They usually supply the leads as well. Most of the phones also have jack points to connect to your modem ,but then you will need a cable and you ISP connection details. If you dial international from virtually any hotel it will cost an arm and a leg. In the Us recently I was paying $20+ for a few mins back to the UK, whereas if I could find a payphone that worked it was $1 for 10 mins. So if the hotel has a local ISP use that...
#6
Originally posted by arnie2oz
The hotspot thing is wireless I think - someone else will help with this
The hotspot thing is wireless I think - someone else will help with this
Don't think its caught on too much in UK, though I've seen a few bods in Starbucks once surfing so, it is starting to happen. I really don't know about Oz.
Anyway, you need a laptop equiped with the wireless chipset (centrino if its an intel laptop). You'll know if you've got it, it has alot of funky software telling you it can do wireless. If your laptop is not top spec or over 1 year old then you probably don't have it.
Cheers,
JTL
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Prepaid Internet dialup in Oz
Originally posted by Whingin Pom
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Teltra BigPond's got an offer (double your dialup hours) now till July 31st. You must register, i.e. make your initial dialup, on or before July 31st to claim the double hours. Information below:
http://www.bigpond.com/internet-plan...id/default.asp
Cheers,
Mrs JTL
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Re: Prepaid Internet dialup in Oz
Originally posted by JackTheLad
You'll be using a dialup number which is local/free call and will be charged by the hotel for just a fixed price local call.
You'll be using a dialup number which is local/free call and will be charged by the hotel for just a fixed price local call.
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Re: Internet on the move
Originally posted by Whingin Pom
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Wireless is quite expensive in the UK - I think BT are asking for 6 quid and hour, which, IMHO, is taking the p**s. You may be lucky and stumble upon a 'free' hotspot though - which is always nice
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Re: Internet on the move
Originally posted by Whingin Pom
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Wireless is quite expensive in the UK - I think BT are asking for 6 quid and hour, which, IMHO, is taking the p**s. You may be lucky and stumble upon a 'free' hotspot though - which is always nice
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Re: Internet on the move
Originally posted by Whingin Pom
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Wireless is quite expensive in the UK - I think BT are asking for 6 quid and hour, which, IMHO, is taking the p**s. You may be lucky and stumble upon a 'free' hotspot though - which is always nice
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Re: Internet on the move
Originally posted by Whingin Pom
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
http://www.pacific.net.au/about_pi/o...ialup_numbers/
or
http://www.ar.com.au/dialup.php
I cant recommend any of these though - never used them. Search in Google for Sydney Internet Dial up or something along those lines
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Re: Internet on the move
Originally posted by Whingin Pom
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
Can anybody help?
I want to know how to get on the internet with my laptop while on the move, lets say in a hotel with a phone line can I plug in my laptop and connect.
How do hotspots work? do I need to set up a network with every place I use, like airports and the like.
Any help would be very welcome indeed.
You may not even need an account. Heres a UK ISP that allows you to connect whenever - no account required!
http://www.fasthosts.com/Dial/
There must be something in OZ thats similar
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Re: Prepaid Internet dialup in Oz
Originally posted by ABCDiamond
I think that Hotels tend to charge a bit more than the Telstra standard rate even for local calls.
I think that Hotels tend to charge a bit more than the Telstra standard rate even for local calls.
If only the American hotels were that way... My very short local calls at the Sheraton in NYC a few months ago were all over $3 each, some were ridiculous, so I just bought a prepaid GSM card and used my mobile phone instead... The information card in the room said they charged a 200% or 250% extra on top of the AT&T standard rate! A real rip-off... Well at least they tell you...
I hate hotel surcharges... Oops... did I get off track again?!
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Re: Prepaid Internet dialup in Oz
Originally posted by JackTheLad
Yes, they do charge a bit more, but not bad if you were travelling. I still have receipts from a very nice service apartment in Melbourne from last year, the local calls/internet dialups were $0.80 each, some calls were 1 minute, some over 2 hours, still the same one-off charge per call. Another hotel in Sydney and a resort where we stayed for our wedding in Palm Cove, Cairns, were also charging something similar.
If only the American hotels were that way... My very short local calls at the Sheraton in NYC a few months ago were all over $3 each, some were ridiculous, so I just bought a prepaid GSM card and used my mobile phone instead... The information card in the room said they charged a 200% or 250% extra on top of the AT&T standard rate! A real rip-off... Well at least they tell you...
I hate hotel surcharges... Oops... did I get off track again?!
Cheers,
Mrs JTL
Yes, they do charge a bit more, but not bad if you were travelling. I still have receipts from a very nice service apartment in Melbourne from last year, the local calls/internet dialups were $0.80 each, some calls were 1 minute, some over 2 hours, still the same one-off charge per call. Another hotel in Sydney and a resort where we stayed for our wedding in Palm Cove, Cairns, were also charging something similar.
If only the American hotels were that way... My very short local calls at the Sheraton in NYC a few months ago were all over $3 each, some were ridiculous, so I just bought a prepaid GSM card and used my mobile phone instead... The information card in the room said they charged a 200% or 250% extra on top of the AT&T standard rate! A real rip-off... Well at least they tell you...
I hate hotel surcharges... Oops... did I get off track again?!
Cheers,
Mrs JTL