--- Brian Monroney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I travel extensively for my job, and up to now I > have used earthlink and > had pretty reliable connections in the US and > Canada. In the last year I > have doing much more European and other > international travel, and I am > fed up with earthlink's overseas dialup access. > Because I have earthlink > DSL at home, I am now limited to only 20 hours/month > of free dialup (per > minute charge after that), and on top of that, > earthlink adds a surcharge > of $9.00/hour for international dialup!! I used > internet cafes quite a > bit the last time I was in Europe, but I would > prefer to get a secondary > ISP with better rates and better overseas coverage. > Anyone have a > suggestion? How about compuserve? they seem to have > more reasonable > surcharges and far more dialup numbers globablly > than earthlink has. > > I would appreciate any thoughts from seasoned > powerbook-toting overseas > travellers... > > Brian ------------------ Brian, I�ve had good luck with CompuServe in the UK and Central Europe...lots of access numbers, etc. I use it for eMail only, however, and have the older so-called �Classic� version 2.4.2 installed in my Duo 280. Its my understanding that the newer version (which CompuServe pushes heavily) uses different access numbers for the same geography and may be more expensive. The Classic version costs nothing extra over the U.S. subscription of about $10.00/month for up to five hours online time (except for the phone costs to get to the nearest access city) Good luck Jack C > > > ---------- > Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! > A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. > FAQ at > <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> > Be sure to visit Mac2400! > <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ---------- > Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally > here! > MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> > > NineWire | If they are cool enough to host > this list... > Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! > http://www.NineWire.com/ > > Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> > After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook > 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
