Hi Lawrence, I have had lots of PB's (Mac PowerBooks right?) over the years, but a few months ago, I got a new iBook, also my first with the wireless option. So I got an Apple Airport Express base for at home, which is a neat little thing. I have already taken the iBook with me to hotels and such, and used their wireless Internet. Some places they will give you a card or note with a user name and password good for e.g. 24 hours. Other places you will be automatically routed or have to enter their web site yourself, which contains information about how to access. Most often there is a link to a web site where you can pay for e.g. 2 hours, 4 hours, 12 hours or 24 hours, using your credit card. So you won`t get past their web site without paying. It varies a lot... Wherever you are, you will have to check. I know that here, e.g. at the big airport in Oslo, you can go straight on if you have a company subscription to the earlier public phone company for your cell phone, but if you don't have that, you have to pay with a credit card. We just started using a different hotel with an association I am the Pres. Of, and I real soon felt at home there, they give you cards with free access for 24 hours at a time, when it's up, you just get a new one. So neat!!! Surfing in bed instead of only having the cable TV as entertainment after a long day with meetings etc. I loved it! I did not get my mail up and going there though, so when I was going to send an e-mail, I registered for a hotmail account which I could access from the Internet. I could fetch mail fine, just not send.
I would guess that this works about the same way in other countries also, but I am not sure... I am in Norway. Aase :) -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] På vegne av Lawrence & Sarah Ballew Sendt: 4. april 2005 05:43 Til: G-Books Emne: Re: Short-term ISP, try access-4-free My latest PB is the first one with a wireless option. I'm pretty much ignorant about how it works to simply sit outside a library and tap into their network. Don't I need a password and stuff like that in order to get on line? Lawrence On Apr 4, 2005, at 10:53, Jason wrote: > do alot of libraries have wireless now? > > On Apr 3, 2005, at 18:41, peter webster wrote: > >> I have a friend with a airport extreme; he just parks outside >> libraries. > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives > | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! > | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --------------------------------------------------------------- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
