internet access

[emma]

this may sound stupid but do you have to pay to use the internet when staying at a hotel? if so how much?

thanks

[adh619]

I have paid $1.00 for 15 minutes - it really depend

Tony

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

Lots of villas include free broadband internet access (I know all our villas do). Have you considered a villa as opposed to a hotel. This is just one of the many advantages they have over hotels.

[Ruth]

I have taken my laptop to hotels and ended up being charged even though my internet access number was a freephone number, be very careful

[pieman790]

This also maybe a stupid question but we have a villa with free phones etc to the UK. Will i be able to dail up from my laptop to the UK to use the internet etc or would you recommend one of the free US internet site which offer 10 hours per month free?

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

You could use it to dial up to your UK ISP.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by pieman790
This also maybe a stupid question but we have a villa with free phones etc to the UK. Will i be able to dail up from my laptop to the UK to use the internet etc or would you recommend one of the free US internet site which offer 10 hours per month free?
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[PeteF]

Pieman, if the phone system you mention is the usual 'Freetalk' one then, yes the phone does have a slot for plugging in a cable and connecting to the internet - assuming of course the laptop has a built in modem. However, this would be at normal dial up speed rather than broadband etc. Can't comment on the free access providers but presumably these are the same speeds. We have broadband both here and in the Florida and I imagine the old technology must be very frustrating if you have to go back to it

[Drew]

Hotels in US are often free, hotels in UK you usually pay. Fell asleep at the computer once and woke up a few hours later to a £90 bill! As John says an increasing number of villa owners have PCs and high speed internet access provided free for their guests - another example of why the hotels just can't compete - on price or on facilities provided.
Drew

[the teacher]

we haven't got internet access in our villa, so can we get free/cheap internet at local libraries??

[Geodan]

Most libraries offer free internet access, but only for a limited time. The one i have used before is next to the Publix at the end of the 192 just before you get to the 27, they gave 30 mins free access, but you have to queue sometimes. I prefer to go across the road from the library and pay $5 an hour at the Best Western, and the connection is faster.

Keith...