Compuserve and AOL have extensive international presence. Tom K. >Duo/2400 List wrote... > >>Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Best ISP for international travel?? >> >>--- 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, >> >>Iíve 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 ìClassicî 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 >>> >>> > >------------------- > >The final Classic version is v2.4.4 (named MacCIM) and still available. I >also use it only for certain email but when earthlink is totally jammed, >I can always get through using any (preferably local) CSV number as an >ISP. You can do that using FreePPP 2.6.2 and a Connect Dialog. They won't >forward email (I use Claris Emailer 2.0v3) for/through other ISP's but >you can get online just fine. > >RF > > >---------- >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> ---------- 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>
