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V12 · Nov 15, 2004, 02:34 PM

looking for a free dial up service just to give me a basic enough connection to use safari with, i don't need a e-mail address or anything just a connection even if it's for liited mintues a month as i need it for when i go on vacation just to check emails

thanks

PurpleGiant · Nov 15, 2004, 03:17 PM

You forgot to mention which country/ies!

Goldfinger · Nov 15, 2004, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by PurpleGiant:
You forgot to mention which country/ies!

New York City

discotronic · Nov 15, 2004, 08:50 PM

If you have Virtual PC you could download NetZero or another one of the free services and use it that way. It isn't very fast of course but it would be free. It would be an expensive way to go if you had to buy VPC though.

V12 · Nov 15, 2004, 10:03 PM

i figured that was my only option....ah i guess i'll have to buy prepaid dial-up cards....

discotronic · Nov 15, 2004, 11:44 PM

You could always try www.550access.com

I used them for a few months for traveling. $5.50 a month for 150 hours of access. They have #'s all over the country. At that time if you purchased 6 months at a time you would get a discount. I don't think you would find a better price. It isn't free but it isn't $20 a month either.

Goldfinger · Nov 16, 2004, 01:22 AM

Doesn't your broadband ISP support dial-in ? My ISP gives me the possibility to dial in when I'm not at home or away from a DSL line. Even in other countries where they have ISP's with a roaming agreement.

PurpleGiant · Nov 16, 2004, 03:01 AM

Originally posted by Goldfinger:
New York City

Won't be much fun for him going on 'vacation' where he lives though

cpac · Nov 16, 2004, 08:32 AM

Don't forget that there are lots of free hot-spots in NYC as well (including the public library/Bryant Park - a personal favorite)

V12 · Nov 16, 2004, 05:09 PM

true however i need them for when i go on trips and to summer houses

all in US

MountainMac · Nov 16, 2004, 05:46 PM

A couple more solutions:
1)Earthlink has a $10/10 hours per month dialup deal that's good all over the US.
2)If your mobile phone and carrier offer data service, you can use it as a modem. For instance, I can use my Samsung i500 on Sprint as a modem and get ~500k. Be careful, as this sometimes violates your mobile carrier terms of service.

MM

V12 · Nov 16, 2004, 06:14 PM

yes i believe my carrier does its at&t (now cingular) i guess i can use the connection via BT with my V600?

i hope i could just order it months that i need it (such as when i go on extended trips and vacations)

MountainMac · Nov 16, 2004, 07:41 PM

Originally posted by V12:
yes i believe my carrier does its at&t (now cingular) i guess i can use the connection via BT with my V600?

It should be possible, but my phone doesn't have BT so I can't tell you exactly how.

i hope i could just order it months that i need it (such as when i go on extended trips and vacations)

Don't know how AT&T does it, but Sprint charges $15/month for unlimited usage, or else 1� per kilobyte. Since I don't use 1.5 megs a month, I go with the per-KB plan.

V12 · Nov 16, 2004, 09:41 PM

yes at&t also has the 1cent plan per. how much will that get me thorugh, like i said i just need to check e-mail, and possibly a few websites, and even maybe ichat

headbirth · Nov 17, 2004, 06:27 AM

550 Access looks interesting. Does anyone actually use this? Can it be recommended?

Scifience · Nov 17, 2004, 11:59 AM

I get 1000 minutes of voice and unlimited data (through GPRS as well as at their WiFi Hotspots) for $80 a month through T-Mobile. I can just hook my phone up to my Mac and surf away. If you don't want the HotSpot service, you can get it for $60.