[Hidden-tech] Pay-as-you-go Internet access?

Peter Irvine peter at peterirvinelaw.com
Fri Apr 22 14:03:54 EDT 2005


I still have the AOL for $5/month plan. It's clunky but serviceable. 
You only get 10 hours per month, but that's plenty for downloading mail 
via dialup.
I've also used Boingo. You can join for a month at a time, and it works 
in many airports, hotels, and other wifi hotspots. It's especially good 
if you're staying at a conference hotel, as it beats the outrageous 
daily access fees most large hotels charge.
And for the adventurous, there are online maps of wifi hotspots in 
various cities. I have had occasion to park in a residential 
neighborhood to check my mail, and it's worked fine. MacStumbler is a 
very useful utility for this purpose.

Peter Irvine
Law Office of Peter Irvine
76 King Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Office: 413-587-0008
Fax: 413-280-0845
peter at peterirvinelaw.com


On Apr 21, 2005, at 8:59 PM, David Spound wrote:

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> I am looking for suggestions for inexpensive dial-up Internet access 
> for the
> infrequent occasions (perhaps 2 or 3 times per year) when I am 
> traveling
> with my computer to a location that does not provide broadband access. 
> I
> used to maintain an Earthlink dial-up account when I traveled more 
> often,
> but it does not make sense for me to pay about $8-12 per month for 
> such an
> infrequent need. I have Comcast cable in my home office and they don’t 
> offer
> a companion dial up service as some providers do. Has anyone ever 
> heard of a
> pay-per-use service?
>
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