From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lsanca1-ar43-4-35-218-092.lsanca1.dsl-verizon.net ([4.35.218.92] helo=localhost.localdomain) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A48hL-0006Qr-00 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 20:49:03 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h8U0mxPC030557 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:48:59 -0700 Received: from localhost (dianasaur@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id h8U0mxEN030552 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:48:59 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: dianasaur owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:48:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Diana Dawne X-X-Sender: dianasaur@localhost.localdomain To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: internet access In-Reply-To: <007301c386e8$e47e1a30$6501a8c0@win2k> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I kind of wondered about that! smile! love, Diana On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Alex Snow wrote: > good luck with the free dial-up services and linux. I tried them last summer > after the blackout, thinking that if we ever lost power for an extended > amount of time and my isp went out because they're too stupid to get ups's > and I was on the generator here I could dial in to an isp. But it turns out > that most require a special dialer so they can display adds and spy on you. > with address.com's service I did get as far as getting an ip via dhcp but > that's it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph C. Lininger" > To: > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 3:06 PM > Subject: Re: internet access > > > > Diana, > > Check with your ISP. Some providers allow you a certin amount of dial up > > time with your dsl account for things such as this. Also, look in to some > of > > the free dial up services out there. > > -- > > Joseph C. Lininger > > jbahm@pcdesk.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Diana Dawne" > > To: > > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 10:51 AM > > Subject: internet access > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I have a question about internet access. > > > > > > I have dsl and I just love it. However, if I am away from home and need > > > to check my email what other access modes to the internet might be > > > available. Right now I have another dial up account so it wouldn't be a > > > problem for me but if someone needs to access sometimes just for email, > it > > > seems silly to have to keep an isp if you might only use it a few times > a > > > year. Has some company addressed that problem? > > > > > > love, > > > > > > Diana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >