In a message dated 2/27/05 8:24:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Ever since arriving in Paris yesterday, I've been baffled by the state > of wi-fi here. When I checked into my hotel, I found a little wi-fi sign > on the counter, which was good news, since I selected the hotel > partially because Hotels.com said the place had wireless Internet > access. But then I turned on my computer and opened my Web browser, only > to discover that the hotel had the nerve of charging 25 euros a day for > the privilege. That's more than 30 bucks to us currency-challenged > Americans, which is sheer lunacy. > > So I briefly sunk into a cyber funk and wondered if I'd be able to > tolerate being offline > Andy, I had the same problem in the UK at an American hotel, even though I thought I had the solution. Ended up first buying a card to use the Internet and then going into London where I found some interesting Internet cafes. And the currency challenge was a problem to me .. guess the keyboard was ok? Bonnie Bracey bbracey at aol com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
