Travelling and internet access
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Per Ardua ad Astraeus
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From: UK
Wifi has arrived in UK Starbucks! At least in Glasgow, anyway. They have the T-Mobile' service. Am investigating and will report further. Anyone fer coffee?
More information check here
More information check here
Last edited by BOAC; 25th March 2004 at 12:55.
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From: The frequency jungle
I tried using IPASS but it kept telling me that there was a problem with either username or password. IPASS is recommended by my locak ISP and I am supposed to get free use of IPASS. Problem is that it didnt work, no matter what I tried.
So I thought about all those free providers out there and found Freedomlist All you need to do is register with a provider (free!!) and off you go! I had some trouble setting up an account in France but managed to guess my way through the french language and now have about 5 different ISP shortcuts on my desktop from various countries. It works great, unfortunately only dial-up but this way you only pay the phone bill from the hotel to the local ISP.
So I thought about all those free providers out there and found Freedomlist All you need to do is register with a provider (free!!) and off you go! I had some trouble setting up an account in France but managed to guess my way through the french language and now have about 5 different ISP shortcuts on my desktop from various countries. It works great, unfortunately only dial-up but this way you only pay the phone bill from the hotel to the local ISP.
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From: Witnesham, Suffolk
Well, after two weeks using MaGlobe around the USA, I can report that it was flawless. I used the magnificent total of $7 of my upfront $30, and it worked everywhere.
Some hotels had hefty charges for local calls, so for those I used the "freephone" MaGlobe dial-up, which charges a couple of dollars an hour. It had a local number in every town we visited.
Some hotels had hefty charges for local calls, so for those I used the "freephone" MaGlobe dial-up, which charges a couple of dollars an hour. It had a local number in every town we visited.
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Specaircrew
your comment
"Outgoing mail has to use the outgoing mailserver of the local ISP that you're connecting to. "
whilst this is correct if you use they isp smtp server to send your mail look at
http://www.postcastserver.com/
this is a free program that turns your computer into its own smtp server and you can send from anywhere with your normal email account
your comment
"Outgoing mail has to use the outgoing mailserver of the local ISP that you're connecting to. "
whilst this is correct if you use they isp smtp server to send your mail look at
http://www.postcastserver.com/
this is a free program that turns your computer into its own smtp server and you can send from anywhere with your normal email account
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From: Fantasy Island
Hilton are currently offering 120 mins of free wi-fi at any BT Openzone hotspot in the United Kingdom.
Bearing in mind that BT OZ have a 'roaming' agreement with the Cloud, that means there's a wi-fi access point in practically every pub fruit machine/jukebox in the land.
Visit the 'Travel Technology' forum in Flyertalk.com for more information.
Bearing in mind that BT OZ have a 'roaming' agreement with the Cloud, that means there's a wi-fi access point in practically every pub fruit machine/jukebox in the land.
Visit the 'Travel Technology' forum in Flyertalk.com for more information.
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From: It's a secret
I recently briefed and launched a formation of 11 RAF aircraft from an airfield in Arizona while I was sitting by a pool in Santa Barbara courtesy of the Hotel Wi Fi..........which was nice :-)
(Needless to say I used my own subnotebook and ISP because the 'brick' supplied by the RAF isn't allowed to use the internet, doesn't have wi-fi,anti-virus or firewall software and the battery lasts 2 minutes!!!!!)
(Needless to say I used my own subnotebook and ISP because the 'brick' supplied by the RAF isn't allowed to use the internet, doesn't have wi-fi,anti-virus or firewall software and the battery lasts 2 minutes!!!!!)
Last edited by Specaircrew; 16th June 2004 at 20:30.
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
Haven't they sorted out firewalls and anti-virus software yet? Or are the CISpigs still terrified of using the Internet and ban anything and everything from using it?
How refreshing it is in industry to be able to pop in to somewhere with a W-LAN hotspot and access one's Intranet - or download software upgrades for the program at hand via normal e-mail.
The first flying unit at Brize to have Internet e-mail access was the same one which was the first to have a 100% FM-immunity compliant fleet and the first to have GPS fitted to all its a/c.
Yes - not one of Auntie Betty's vintage a/c operators but the Brize Flying Club!
I guess the OM hasn't yet been equipped with an 802.11b system?
How refreshing it is in industry to be able to pop in to somewhere with a W-LAN hotspot and access one's Intranet - or download software upgrades for the program at hand via normal e-mail.
The first flying unit at Brize to have Internet e-mail access was the same one which was the first to have a 100% FM-immunity compliant fleet and the first to have GPS fitted to all its a/c.
Yes - not one of Auntie Betty's vintage a/c operators but the Brize Flying Club!
I guess the OM hasn't yet been equipped with an 802.11b system?
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From: It's a secret
Yes the RAFP think the Internet is an instrument of the devil, they'd much rather you conducted business on your mobile phone at £1.70 a minute or gave the nice foreign looking gentleman at Hotel reception your paperwork to fax at £1 a page! I on the other hand favour instant communication for little or no cost which enables me to spend more time in the bar!
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From: England
Used to AOL but they have changed their SMTP port and so sending smtp from office stopped working!
Looked around and found a good option called net2roam - have a look at their site and see how it compares.
They seem to have access numbers country and city-wide which for me is the important bit.
Haven't had any problems as yet, been using it for 3 months, but there's still plenty of time for it to go pear-shaped!
Looked around and found a good option called net2roam - have a look at their site and see how it compares.
They seem to have access numbers country and city-wide which for me is the important bit.
Haven't had any problems as yet, been using it for 3 months, but there's still plenty of time for it to go pear-shaped!
