Internet Access near Disney

[Katys Grandad]

Tezz

Sincere thanks for your prompt and very helpful response.

KG

[markalex]

Thanks so much for all the above reponses. I just have to get 'clued up' on wireless laptop technology.

I assume that you can use a normal laptop and buy the card, or something.

[gromit]

Yes - you want to get either a USB or PMCIA wireless card for your laptop - it will come with the necessary software if required. There are two standards for PC based systems 'g' or 'b' - 'g' is faster and more expensive, but as the internet connection will only be to a 'b' standard anyway it will do just the same and save a few pennies.

Once installed and in range of a connection you will get a message in the taskbar that a wireless internet connection is available - you can click on this for further info and to connect to it - you will need to agree to connect to a non-secure network, so ensure you have a good firewall installed. I've found that XP SP2 causes problems with my wireless connection so have had to uninstall it and would recommend a proper firewall program like Norton or even the free Zonealarms instead.

It is by far the fastest way to connect, however for just e-mail you can use a dial up connection and I use access4free as mentioned - although you do need to reconfigure your outgoing mail server info if you use a non-web based viewer for e-mail. An alternative is that Walgreens sell pre-paid internet discs - a CD that will give you say 100 hrs of internet access using Sprint or the like. This is a bit like the prepaid phone cards that you get.

Hope this helps a little.

[MTP]

The other thing that you can try (if it is a Windows PC) is to try the free trial of MSN bundled with Windows. It is a bit of faff, in the same way as AOL, and tries to disguise that you are connecting to the internet - wanting to contain you within MSN. However when we were in Boston in April and I didn't know the Access4Free dial-up numbers I used the MSN link to at least get online and then get the Access4Free numbers. I then closed the account at the end of the holiday and wasn't charged anything. It also uses a toll-free number to get you up and running, until you establish your local number. You may need to go in to add/remove programs from the control panel and then Add/remove winows components and choose MSN Explorer.

Saves getting a freebie cover disk.

[Kiddie001]

Just wondered if we would have been having this discussion 10 years ago?
Personally when I walk out the door on Friday, I am uncontactable as far as work is concerned until 3rd November.
Work dont have my mobile number, or my home email anyway![msnsmile]

maybe I'm just lucky that I can do this[msnsmile2]

six days to go!!!![clap]

cheers

ian

[langley]

Hello

There is a Coffee Shop & Internet Cafe on Lake Buena Vista Factory Outlets on the 535, I don't know how much they charge.

Chris this is only a 10 minute or less drive from Crescent Lakes, go straight accoss the 192 on and join the 535 and it is on the right hand side.

Hope this helps.

Don't forget wireless in all Starbucks, not that i go there very often!!![msnsmile]