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313027	2005-01-11 07:58:00	My cousin is travelling overseas, he has a laptop. who provides an international connection? so he can dial up wherever	sticky (6845)
313028	2005-01-11 08:06:00	Depends on where he's going. (what country). He'll have to find out what the local ISPS are, once he gets there.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
313029	2005-01-11 08:11:00	He should check with his own NZ ISP, most have a Global Roaming connection where they can dial a local number in the country they are in and this will then connect them to their own NZ ISP.	Safari (3993)
313030	2005-01-11 09:20:00	He should check with his own NZ ISP, most have a Global Roaming connection where they can dial a local number in the country they are in and this will then connect them to their own NZ ISP. Generally not, the local number connects them to an afilliate ISP, usually through AT&T (in most cases) and the service is on-charged by the NZ ISP. It's also extremely dodgy in most cases in terms of reliability etc - I'd suggest getting an account if you're in one place for a long period, or making use of Inter et Cafe's, or even mobile data networks.	ninja (1671)
313031	2005-01-11 09:25:00	You could try finding wireless nodes that provide free Internet access, but they may not be common. Check out sites like NodeDB.com (http://www.nodedb.com/).	agent (30)
313032	2005-01-11 16:41:00	Theres allways sat phone (Can remember name )globall satallite network, commom in outback Australia, same one used buy Osamad Bin Laden an Co, Is not one of the french sponsors of the WRC also a globall satphone network.	bsssst (1725)
313033	2005-01-11 19:33:00	All he needs to do is to get the international dial up number from his isp and pay the local charges for an international call. I did that recently from Australia, where they have a capped rate for domestic(from Home) calls. Not the cheapest option but I am sure it would be a fraction of the cost of Sat Phone. Or use a free wireless node one of which I saw on my way to the airport on saturday, in Alexandria,Sydney, but was unable to stop and try. :2cents:	theother1 (3573)
313034	2005-01-11 19:39:00	All he needs to do is to get the international dial up number from his isp and pay the local charges for an international call. I did that recently from Australia, where they have a capped rate for domestic(from Home) calls. Not the cheapest option but I am sure it would be a fraction of the cost of Sat Phone. Or use a free wireless node one of which I saw on my way to the airport on saturday, in Alexandria,Sydney, but was unable to stop and try. :2cents: Also so of the more developed nations have economic, user friendly prepay internett. just register, buy prepay card, simular to what is here but better.	bsssst (1725)
313035	2005-01-11 21:16:00	Using programs like IPass (global roaming software) is the most convenient, but as correctly noted above it's not well supported in some countries. Works well in most "developed" ones though. The software has an updatable list of ISP dial-ins for every city, the charges appear on you own ISP bill in NZ. Commonly its about $12 per hour in Australia. You need to set it up with your ISP before you leave. It's very convenient and I have used it often. The suggestion of a Satellite phone is fantasy, unless there is no restriction on money.	godfather (25)
313036	2005-01-13 01:11:00	We have used AT&T global dialup as well as ipass. Both work almost all around the world - even in Russia which was a surprise. ipass is available via Telecom, and one of the advantages I think ipass has over at&t is the proliferation of wifi using ipass. Costs are certainly prohibitive though - but nice and handy if you need them. One of the things I don't like about ipass is the download of the updated address book - in someways it is good as you soon realise how much the address book is growing - but othertimes it's terrible as it can take a while to download.	wizzer (6742)
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