Hi Andy, Not sure that you are still in Paris, but if you want to get access to Internet for free, while enjoying the Parisian "Joie de vivre" in other places than Mc Do, there is a list of cafes where Internet should be available for free: (sorry for the long url) http://zdnet.fr.jiwire.com/search-wifi-hotspots.htm?command=&ssid=&addre ss=&hotspot_name=&city=paris&location_type_id=0&country_id=75&provider_i d=0&state_id=0&pay_free=free&technology_id=0&zip=&radius=10.0
Best and good luck Anne-Catherine ************************************ Anne-Catherine Yon Pr�sidente COMETE International www.comete-intl.org +33 6 32 67 21 35 [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype (www.skype.net) : annecatherine_yon YahooMessenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] � -----Message d'origine----- De�: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Andy Carvin Envoy�: dimanche 27 f�vrier 2005 17:33 ��: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Objet�: [DDN] Parisian Wi-Fi Lessons 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. Of course, the answer was no, so I started to download emails from my cell phone. Granted, I bought the phone for that very purpose, but the download charges while traveling international can be a couple of cents a byte, and that can add up when you get as much email as I do. This afternoon, though, while I was strolling down Boulevard St-Germain on the way back to my hotel, I noticed a little sign in the window of the local MacDonalds. "WI-FI ICI," it said. And below that, in somewhat smaller print, "gratis." Yep, Ronald McDonald has gotten into the municipal wi-fi business -- at least for a few days. It turns out the wi-fi is part of a promotion announcing wi-fi at French McDonalds, but it's free only for a short time. Fortunately, I'm only here for a short time as well, so that suits me just fine. So in between touring the sites and soaking up the Parisian joie de vivre, I'll be soaking up the bandwidth at the local Mickey Dee's..... -andy -- ----------------------------------- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: http://www.andycarvin.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. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 22/02/2005 -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 22/02/2005 _______________________________________________ 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.
