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
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