On 8/27/2007 8:45 PM Rosalie B. exclaimed:
> "Tom K" wrote:
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>> "Brian K" wrote in message
>> news:13d4veccvcub141@corp.supernews.com...
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>>> On 8/24/2007 11:39 PM Joan M. exclaimed:
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>>>> We're pondering on our first cruise experience and would like to know the
>>>> following details:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Is internet access (wi-fi or port access) free onboard? If not, what's
>>>> the charge?
>>>>
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>>> The only time internet access was free was when I sailed on the inaugural
>>> cruise of HAL ms Zuiderdam. On all other occasions it's too expensive to
>>> bother. There are so many other activities on the ship that don't cost
>>> extra. If my cruise itinerary includes a Mexican port I head for an
>>> internet cafe they are cheap and the connections are fast. I type fairly
>>> quickly so I can send group emails back to the important people.
>>>
>> Brian... why on earth would you keep the internet connection open while
>> typing?
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>> On the ship, write what you want using Word for free... then open the
>> connection, copy/paste into e-mail, and hit send. Uses less than 2 minutes
>> of actual internet time.
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>> You can even open all incoming e-mails one shot... then close the
>> connection. Then read the e-mails once your off line.
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> I bring my laptop along to download photos, so I type emails in there
> and just hit send when I get onto the internet. I wouldn't use Word
> for email - it puts too many funny symbols in the text - if I was
> going to use something other than my email/news reader, I use notepad.
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> I do type trip reports offline, and download incoming email and the
> answer offline, but sometimes, the connection is so slow that I can
> type while the rest of the messages are downloading.
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> I don't care to spend time on shore looking for an internet cafe. If
> something comes up and I need to go to some internet site, I can't
> remember all the URLs and their browsers are not usually secured.
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As I mentioned to Tom, your method works ok if you are on dial-up at
home. On a ship, the clock starts ticking the moment you are given a
logon and log into the ships network. The ship has a satellite up link
to the internet. There is no off. Likewise at the cyber cafe's I use,
the method of billing is from the time you sit your but down to the
computer. Internet access is via either DSL or sometimes Cable. Again
there is no off. So it really doesn't matter, how or with what you
compose your email. Besides, I type 80 wpm. It's a lot easier for me
to use my ISPs online web interface to read and compose or send mail.
That way my friends or relatives don't have to figure out who that
strange email address from Mexico is mailing them.
$8.00 was the most I paid in Playa del Carmen Mexico. That was during a
rather lengthy storm. And, I did have coffee and some chilly included
for the price. You won't find a shipboard deal like that anywhere.
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