yes it is variable backpacker hostels tend to be quite cool and often
don't charge, Hotels can vary from easy and cheap to impossible and
expensive, In Japan the best places I found was
Parisian Cafe in Kyoto where you just walked in ordered a coffee and
got free internet access... OK so you had to buy a drink or snack
which wasn't cheap but no cafe in Japan is cheap (but then they knew
their coffee none of that brewed American style cra... er stuff...
which was all you could get at most cafes there)
Taito Ryokan, Tokyo - unlimited wireless internet plus hire of a
mobile phone for 3000 Yen (about $35) a week which works out free if
you were there for the full week as it came with 3000 Yen credit on
the phone.
Hi everyone.
I thought it might be of some use to tell of my experiences 'on the
road'. Not being a unix guru or even a Mac guru I seem to have had
all sorts of problems , mainly to do with sending (outgoing) mail
servers. My typical approach is to walk into an internet cafe,
approach the operator and ask if I can link up to his network by
DHCP or plug into dial-up. The response is VERY variable a) "Of
course, sit here and let me know if there is anything you want, you
can print on the network". (x1) Armidale The BEST by far. b)
Have you got wireless? Yes (I had :-)),go for it. c) Yes, Oh....
you have a Mac, we do not support Macs. d) No you cannot plug into
our telephone system you may infect our computers! Quorn Library in
Outback South Australia e) No you cannot connect your laptop, not
here or anywhere in Byron Bay as you will infect our Network. I
tried 3 separate internet cafes and got same reply, they must have
an agreement amongst themselves. One said there used to be a hotel
that would let you do it for $25.00 a session but they stopped doing
it last year! f) on some occasions I would get linked up DHCP and
download all my mail but no way could I upload. I would not have
changed anything since the last time when it would have worked
perfectly. I rang the ever helpful Matt(God bless Matt,Peter and
wamug :-)) and he suggested putting login and password in the
appropriate place in preferences but this does not always work. The
frustrating thing is that two operators have said,"it's because it
is a Mac, get a Windoze machine". If the operator knows their
outgoing SMTP that of course, works but many of them do not know
it, they just take the money and turn the machines on and off. I
get all the spam through the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mainly drugs, very
occasionally someone offering their photos for my delectation. :-).
There is nothing worse than paying cell phone rates for porn
download. :-(.
Heading for Maroochydore where we meet grandchildren. :-) Hoping to
meet Onno if we can get within Cooee of each other, might even get a
free download :-%
Mac
Via sony ericsson T630 and for Onno' benefit S28 38' 33"
E153 37' 27" Byron Bay Temp 12 degrees
Rained almost all day. The third day of rain in 10 weeks
Malcolm McCallum
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