I use Comcast cable service to get online, but it's expensive and I never watch TV so I'm paying for a lot that I don't use. All I want is Internet access. Is there a cheaper way? I live in the San Francisco Bay area, near Oakland.
posted by eeby
on Jan 31, 2013 -
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I need good internet access in New Hampshire for only 10 days during a very difficult time.
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posted by missmary6
on Jul 10, 2010 -
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Rural Internet Connection: I need help with gauging current data use before investing in mobile broadband.
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posted by fujiko
on Nov 10, 2009 -
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USB Internet dongle in Italy: Can someone who reads Italian help me with this page and its links?
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posted by Neiltupper
on Sep 14, 2009 -
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Do any of the services that offer aircards for wireless anywhere access to the Internet also offer a pay as you go or prepaid plan?
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posted by susandennis
on Jan 4, 2008 -
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Gah! Broadbandfilter! Moving to a new apartment next week (in SF). What broadband provider, and how do I search for it without a current phone number? (Cable vs. DSL vs. FIOS vs. Wireless?)
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posted by gramcracker
on Jul 18, 2006 -
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I work as a contract employee at a large corporation. The company has provided us with laptops. Because I won't be there long, I don't have Internet access. I noticed, though, that I can ping yahoo. But I can't otherwise connect to any websites. Any suggestions as to how I might read my e-mail, other than leaving the office and going to a cyber cafe?
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posted by tesseract420
on Jan 30, 2006 -
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I am looking for net access options for a wildlife researcher operating in Botswana. He currently has limited net access, and is looking to improve his situation, both at his home and in his camp in the bush. Tips on satellite internet and other things I should be considering are appreciated.
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posted by Good Brain
on Jan 6, 2006 -
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I just cancelled Roadrunner internet access, and I need help finding another ISP.
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posted by Penks
on Jul 13, 2005 -
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Leaving for Ottawa in 3 hours, and I just realised the place I'm staying has dial-up access only. Does anyone know of places in the vicinity of the US Consulate (or anywhere else downtown, really) where I can get wireless internet access (free would be great, but not necessary)?
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posted by darsh
on Jun 14, 2005 -
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I'll be in San Diego for the Society for Neuroscience conference in late October. My hotel seems to have no ethernet and I would like to be able to go online with my laptop. Any suggestions for simple, cheap (free), local dial up services? Should I get a temporary AOL account (shudder) and use some of those free hours? Suggestions?
posted by garethspor
on Sep 29, 2004 -
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Road warriors: what do you do when you're staying at hotels and their network blocks traffic on port 25? It's frustrating to not be able to send email, and SquirrelMail as an alternative to Mail.app in OS X isn't quite good enough for me.
posted by redshifter
on Jun 7, 2004 -
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Where I work has suddenly become all fascist about internet access and blocked SSH access. This is a pain because it was how I used to access my emails (SSH in, use Pine). I can't use a POP3 client on my PC because they've had that port blocked for ages. I'm currently using
mail2web but don't like the way it handles replies and the general lack of functionality.
My question is: is there a good free webmail application out there that is either managed (like mail2web) or I can install in my account (Linux, no db access, no root). If the latter can cope with the folders I have (I use spamassassin), safely render HTML emails (possible junk mail) and is easy to install, then that would be excellent. I have tried Google and Freshmeat but all the ones I saw were either commercial or looked rather featureless. Any recommendations?
posted by ralawrence
on May 27, 2004 -
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I have a Hub, a desktop and a laptop. The desktop is currently hooked up to the net via
Rogers. How do I arrange to have the internet access shared with the laptop? [more inside]
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posted by aclevername
on May 3, 2004 -
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Low cost temporary internet access in Arizona? My parents are snowbirds, as in, they spend most of the year in Canada, but choose to live the last few months of winter in AZ. They left last week with a laptop and promises of emailing often, if they can find not-too-expensive-only-for-a-few-months-easy-to-hook-up-ISP. [More Inside]
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posted by kelrae3
on Jan 15, 2004 -
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On the computer I use at work, there is one -- just one -- website that I cannot access. Any idea why and how to fix it? {more inside}
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posted by anastasiav
on Dec 11, 2003 -
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