Grant wrote:
>>>Hello!  I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu.
>>> It is great!  I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible
>>>to find a place that will let me plug into their network for Internet
>>>access.  I can't use public systems because of keyboard loggers and
>>>bank passwords etc.  My business is seriously dying at this point and
>>>after a lot of thinking, I think my best option is to get my modem
>>>working and hire one of the global dial-up providers.  I should be
>>>able to find a phone line wherever I am.  Does anyone have a better
>>>idea?  If not, does anyone recommend a particular one of these
>>>companies?
>>
>>Go wifi, try this for a list of hotspots worldwide:
>>
>>http://intel.jiwire.com/
>>
>>hth,
>>
>>cooper.
> 
> 
> I had planned on finding wireless connections and then ethernet
> networks as a backup.  Either one has proven to be totally impossible.
>  I need something I can rely on and since using public computers is
> too dangerous it sounds like I need to dial up.  I could just make
> sure that there is an available phone line where I plan to go and that
> my dial-up provider has a local number there.
> 
> Can anyone recommend a particular global dial-up company?
> 
> - Grant
> 

It's been a while since I've had to shop around for dialup service for
any of my users.  However, if my memory serves me correctly I think AT&T
has global dial-up capabilities.  It's probably at a premium, but
available none the less.

byron
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