Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:48:43
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
Just one question - is there any serious access you need that could not be
handled by an internet cafe? Hotmail and friends can collect mail from POP
mailboxes.
Neil
>From: "Ken Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:42:11 -0800
>
>Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:32:15 -0500
>From: "Ken Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
>
>Steve,
>
>As it turns out, I think I will go for $24 for 10 hours access, additional
>hours at $3-4/hr.
>
>I think I would be hard pressed to use all 10 hours (the wife is coming
>along...) in the five days, besides, I can justify $24 as a one-time
>expense - compared to the cost of the trip, it is a bargain.
>
>One thing I like to do with vacations is calculate my base burn rate, I
>take
>the amount of money I am paying (let's say $1,000), then divide that by the
>number of hours (call it 96, 4 days), then my burn rate is $10/hr just
>*being* there (this of course, takes into account the cost of getting
>there,
>the cost of eating while there, and all the disposable purchases I make
>while I am there).
>
>My burn rate for this trip is about $25/hr - if I add another $24 to the
>total expense of the trip, my cost goes up to $25.20/hr... It is easy, the
>ISP is willing to waive any one-time setup fees, so the total out-of-pocket
>is $24.
>
>BTW, the Bermudian Phone Co. has a surcharge for spending more than 60
>minutes on one call... Interesting.
>
>Ken
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Schone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:59 PM
>Subject: RE: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 13:54:57 -0500
> > From: "Steve Schone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: RE: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
> >
> > Ken,
> >
> > Depends on what you plan to use the internet access for. ATTglobal has
>a
> > local number in Hamilton, Bermuda. They have plans for as little as
>$5.95
>a
> > month for domestic access. To that you would have to add $9.00/hr for
> > "roaming" charges. If you plan to only check email, you will be hard
> > pressed to use and hour of time in just 5 days, unless you read all you
>mail
> > on-line.
> >
> > Steve Schone
> >
> > President
> > Micro Solutions, Inc
> > 72 North Street, Suite 101
> > Danbury, CT 06810
> > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Web Site: www.micsol.com
> > phone : 203-748-4633
> > fax : 203-797-9849
> > Micro Solutions is the pre-eminent Toshiba and IBM computer distributor
>and
> > service
> > company.
> > "We pride ourselves on being the best."
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:04 PM
> > To: Libretto
> > Subject: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
> >
> >
> > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:35:54 -0500
> > From: "Ken Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Overseas access and a great deal on a Portege laptop...
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > My question has to do with getting internet acces while on a 5 day
>vacation
> > in Bermuda, the best I can come up with is < $30 for about 10 hours
>access
> > (since I will only be there for 5 days, not a big problem) - does anyone
> > here have any advice on providers, alternate access plans?
> >
> > For reference, see: http://bermuda-online.org/internet.htm
> >
> > Also, there is a company I like called HiTechCafe in CA that has a great
> > deal on a real nice (refurb) Portege 3020 laptop - they are $599 w/96
>Meg
> > RAM, 6.4 G HD, 10.4" 800x600 TFT display, 56K modem, etc.
> >
> > For further information, see:
> >
>http://www.hitechcafe.com/eshop/inproduct2.asp?sku=PORTEGE%2D3020CT&dept%5Fi
> > d=14
> >
> > (My wife has a Portege 3010, with a slightly slower CPU (P/266 MMX?) and
>she
> > loves it - I just wish I could justify one, I might consider displacing
>my
> > Librettos...)
> >
> > Please, buy them all so that I am not tempted! I still have the L50 I
>was
> > going to sell to defer the price of my L110!
> >
> > Ken
> >
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