internet access

[Diana Dawne]

I kind of wondered about that!  smile!

love,

Diana

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Alex Snow 
wrote:

> good luck with the free dial-up services and linux. I tried them last summer
> after the blackout, thinking that if we ever lost power for an extended
> amount of time and my isp went out because they're too stupid to get ups's
> and I was on the generator here I could dial in to an isp. But it turns out
> that most require a special dialer so they can display adds and spy on you.
> with address.com's service I did get as far as getting an ip via dhcp but
> that's it.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph C. Lininger" <jbahm at pcdesk.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 3:06 PM
> Subject: Re: internet access
> 
> 
> > Diana,
> > Check with your ISP. Some providers allow you a certin amount of dial up
> > time with your dsl account for things such as this. Also, look in to some
> of
> > the free dial up services out there.
> > --
> > Joseph C. Lininger
> > jbahm at pcdesk.net
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Diana Dawne" <dianasaur at octothorp.org>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 10:51 AM
> > Subject: internet access
> >
> >
> > > Hi everyone.  I have a question about internet access.
> > >
> > > I have dsl and I just love it.  However, if I am away from home and need
> > > to check my email what other access modes to the internet might be
> > > available.  Right now I have another dial up account so it wouldn't be a
> > > problem for me but if someone needs to access sometimes just for email,
> it
> > > seems silly to have to keep an isp if you might only use it a few times
> a
> > > year.  Has some company addressed that problem?
> > >
> > > love,
> > >
> > > Diana
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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