Thanks Mike and Joe,

If you could e-mail some links, I can do some reading into it as I have
over 4 weeks before I go. The GPRS certainly sounds like this may be a
feasible thought. The trouble with the Internet Cafe's is a). getting a
seat, and b). You can only browse.

Originally I was thinking of ...
http://www.gonuts4free.com/finall/home.php
Which is a dial-up local spanish call number, but I don't think this is
a good as what you are suggesting.

What's the catch I ask?

Many thanks

Keith (Southend)

Mike Tullett wrote:
On 14 Jul 2005 02:02:57 -0700, Keith (Southend)G wrote in
roups.com


This is probably at bit off topic I know, but what exactly would I need
to buy to be able to connect her laptop while in Spain for example,
like Phil, to the internet?

Has the Laptop got to have something particular for this facility? How
do the two physically connect? Cable? IR?

Hi Keith - I have a couple of phones. They are set up as modems for the
laptop. One works by IR but that can be fiddly, as line of sight is needed
all the time. The other, a Nokia, works by a data cable connection.
Setting up the phone is the hardest part as, once working, it is plain
sailing

Also you say 02 is 'free', I assume this isn't the call time though,
just the access, so the £5 for 5 minutes would still apply?

GPRS is a bit like broadband here - on all the time - so no phone call is
actually made. It is simply a connection to the Internet. Cost is
therefore zero if on O2 Pay as You Go.

Any advice would be much appreciated as I'm wondering whether this is
worth doing.

There are several websites devoted to this setup. If you wish to pursue
it, I'll look some out and email you. The make/model of phone is crucial
if it is to be a cable connection. IR is less of a problem. I have also
used Bluetooth but with varying degrees of success


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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 14/07/2005 09:21:21 UTC