LeeMac

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Im going to France for a few days and would like to take the laptop for internet access, could i use someone like AOL to access the net for free, surely the hotel wouldnt charge me for a freephone call.

Beastie

iTrader: (2)

Yes you can use aol. But you need to download the access numbers for France before you go. Go to keyword Global and select France then load the numbers in a new location call it France!

Unfortunately it will be a local accesss number and not a freephone number as it is in the uk. You will be using the AOL Globalnet service and will be charged extra by AOL (Not much) also the hotel may/will charge for the call.

You will probably have to dial a 0 or 9 to get an outside line from the hotel so you will need to edit your connection accordingly.

However, it does work and I have used it in South Korea, Norway, Denmark, Greece to name a few.

Most Hotels have a computer you can check your e mail on nowadays so may be an alternate option depending on your e mail load.

I have also used my mobile phone as above to connect with my laptop, a bit slow but still works fine.

Beastie

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Some hotels now charge for Freephone and Calling Cards calls. Have you looked at the possibility of WiFi access?

LeeMac

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getting a bit technical now, only staying in some dive, probably wont even have a phone line, would be handy to have the laptop with me tho, i'll do a search and look for hotels with access and see how much they are