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"Nig" <> wrote in message
news:nigel.crompton-...
> In article <20061031191146438+>,
> Roger Johnstone <> wrote:
>
>> > Tahnks for your reply, I would have thought woosh may be a better
>> > solution if you are in a city, as they appear to offer similar
>> > hardware and it's cheaper with more bandwidth.
>>
>> Don't forget Woosh's $20 per month roaming fee, required if you want to
>> use their wireless service outside your home town.
>
> It's probably better to just fit a WiFi card and connect via any of the
> many Cyber-cafes and Internet Shoppes scattered around the towns. In
> fact you could do quite nicely just cruising until you spot an
> un-encoded router wide open for any passers-by
>
> --
> Nigel


That's ok, except if you need the reliability and safety of access
everywhere - such as business requirements.


--
Mauricio Freitas
www.geekzone.co.nz, www.geekzone.co.nz/freitasm

In article <>,
"Mauricio Freitas" <> wrote:

> > It's probably better to just fit a WiFi card and connect via any of the
> > many Cyber-cafes and Internet Shoppes scattered around the towns. In
> > fact you could do quite nicely just cruising until you spot an
> > un-encoded router wide open for any passers-by
> >
> > --
> > Nigel
>
>
> That's ok, except if you need the reliability and safety of access
> everywhere - such as business requirements.

Then it's a plain ol' vanilla modem. It'll cost $$$ in a lot of hotels
but it will work. I'd carry an ethernet cable for the occasional hotel
with broadband available to their rooms.

Wireless connections work, right up until you move outside their range
or even just behind a big building or hill.

--
S. Nufkin
[I started life with nothing and still have most of it left]

"S.Nufkin" <> wrote in message
news:snufkin-...
> In article <>,
> "Mauricio Freitas" <> wrote:
>
>> > It's probably better to just fit a WiFi card and connect via any of the
>> > many Cyber-cafes and Internet Shoppes scattered around the towns. In
>> > fact you could do quite nicely just cruising until you spot an
>> > un-encoded router wide open for any passers-by
>> >
>> > --
>> > Nigel
>>
>>
>> That's ok, except if you need the reliability and safety of access
>> everywhere - such as business requirements.
>
> Then it's a plain ol' vanilla modem. It'll cost $$$ in a lot of hotels
> but it will work. I'd carry an ethernet cable for the occasional hotel
> with broadband available to their rooms.
>
> Wireless connections work, right up until you move outside their range
> or even just behind a big building or hill.
>

Which is better than a modem which requires a wall outlet and an outside
line, or a wired broadband at a hotel.


--
Mauricio Freitas
www.geekzone.co.nz, www.geekzone.co.nz/freitasm

S.Nufkin wrote:
> "Mauricio Freitas" <> wrote:
> > Nigel wrote:
> > > It's probably better to just fit a WiFi card and connect via any of the
> > > many Cyber-cafes and Internet Shoppes scattered around the towns. In
> > > fact you could do quite nicely just cruising until you spot an
> > > un-encoded router wide open for any passers-by
> >
> >
> > That's ok, except if you need the reliability and safety of access
> > everywhere - such as business requirements.
>
> Then it's a plain ol' vanilla modem. It'll cost $$$ in a lot of hotels
> but it will work. I'd carry an ethernet cable for the occasional hotel
> with broadband available to their rooms.

The hotel I stayed at in Queenstown, charged 37c per minute for
the in-room Ethernet connection. Vodafone has got to be
preferable to that !