Travel with a laptop
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From: Canada's TROPICAL paradise
Travel with a laptop
Some of you may be aware that I am going on a journey thru the US starting in Jan. for 4 months.
Any suggestions for keeping in touch via email would be helpfull. I am on a cable connection at home & will be deleting this service while im gone. Like - no ISP, so I will be at the mercy of phones that I can tap into with a modem, or capmpgrounds that are modem friendly. Up here in Canada I am using Freelane, by Excite, for N/C connections on the laptop, as I dont want, or need ANOTHER ISP here
Any advice ???
PS - laptop is HP c/w amd k6-2 550 mz & Windows ME - should i just contact Wm. Gates???
rr
[This message has been edited by roadrunner (edited 12-08-2000).]
Any suggestions for keeping in touch via email would be helpfull. I am on a cable connection at home & will be deleting this service while im gone. Like - no ISP, so I will be at the mercy of phones that I can tap into with a modem, or capmpgrounds that are modem friendly. Up here in Canada I am using Freelane, by Excite, for N/C connections on the laptop, as I dont want, or need ANOTHER ISP here
Any advice ???
PS - laptop is HP c/w amd k6-2 550 mz & Windows ME - should i just contact Wm. Gates???
rr
[This message has been edited by roadrunner (edited 12-08-2000).]
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From: the great stinkin' desert national monument and nuclear waste dump
well, you must be from pt pelee/ leamington southernmost part of canada...
actually I travel some I use a national isp, such as worldnet, earthlink or something like that. Their dialer should have all the various pop's programmed into it.
You can try the freebie isp's but they are dropping like flies and dodge's and I havent tried traveling with them. Costco, barnes & noble, kmart all use spinway for free isp service.
actually I travel some I use a national isp, such as worldnet, earthlink or something like that. Their dialer should have all the various pop's programmed into it.
You can try the freebie isp's but they are dropping like flies and dodge's and I havent tried traveling with them. Costco, barnes & noble, kmart all use spinway for free isp service.
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I travel a great deal with my job, over several states. (Yep, in my awesome SCrew). I have a Dell notebook that travels well. I use Earthlink, because they have great service(never busy signals), lots of local numbers, and solid connections. Yeah, it is $20 a month, but well worth it to know I can get online from most anywhere I travel.
Plus F-150 Online is a great way to pass time in a hotel room!
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MIKEnTN
2001 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew 4x4
Toreador Red with Silver Two Tone, Med. Graphite Int., 5.4 V-8, 3.55 Limited Slip, Class III towing, Skid Plates, 17" Alum Wheels, Sliding Rear Window, Remote Keyless Entry, Rhino Liner.
AWESOME Truck!
Plus F-150 Online is a great way to pass time in a hotel room!
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MIKEnTN
2001 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew 4x4
Toreador Red with Silver Two Tone, Med. Graphite Int., 5.4 V-8, 3.55 Limited Slip, Class III towing, Skid Plates, 17" Alum Wheels, Sliding Rear Window, Remote Keyless Entry, Rhino Liner.
AWESOME Truck!
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Karl frm I - thanks - but I'm from VANCOUVER ISLAND !!!! - Leamington must be under a blanket of snow by now - Ha,Ha.
But, thanks for the tips anyway - I may give earthlink a try.
rr
But, thanks for the tips anyway - I may give earthlink a try.
rr
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From: Along Lake Erie
Earthlink is a good national one if you don't mind paying for it. Free-I, or BlueLight, or NetZero are good freebies around here if you can stand the ads. I've heard NetZero is buying up a lot of them acroess the country, so you might want to check them out...
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From: the great stinkin' desert national monument and nuclear waste dump
ROADRUNNER: WERE PRACTICALLY NEIGHBORS!!!!
I actually live in the desert of eastern Washington State (despite my handle).
Depending where your travels take you, you'll probably go right by my house!!
Wave as you go by!!
--karl
I actually live in the desert of eastern Washington State (despite my handle).
Depending where your travels take you, you'll probably go right by my house!!
Wave as you go by!!
--karl