[FOAK] Laptop in France and dialup internet.

Thanks for that, all good stuff on the whole.
Sadly there's absolutely no chance of wi-fi or broadband - the place
I'm going is incredibly rural and there's no other houses within a
couple of miles and certainly no web connection in the house although
there is a landline - hence the need for dialup.

Regards,
Martin.
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Martin_Stevens RemoveThis @yahoo.com wrote:
> </unlurk>
>
> My Google powers are weak so I'm seeking FOAK assistance.
>
> I'm taking a laptop to France in the very near future. I need the
> laptop to connect to dial-up internet whilst I'm there.
> I'm sorted on a one-shot dial-up account but what kind of accessories
> or hardware will I need that's France specific. I know that I'm going
> to need a RJ11 -> France adapter - I'll be buying one on arrival. Will
> I need anything else - modems and the like are standard?
>
> TIA,
> Regards,
> Martin.
>
> <lurk>

Dial-up? Modem? What are these strange things you are mentioning?

<googles> ah, dark-age technology.

Are you sure there won't be wireless broadband where you are going, it's
pretty common?

Failing that don't forget a) power adapter too, b) screwdriver to
unscrew plates etc, when you find that the hotel in which you are
staying has hard-wired telephones. Some hotels have the US style
telephone sockets too.

Yes, modems are/were standard.

HTH

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<af135737-9781-4c6d-945e-33dc7dd9808e.RemoveThis@p43g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
Martin_Stevens.RemoveThis@yahoo.com cast forth these pearls of wisdom
></unlurk>
>
>My Google powers are weak so I'm seeking FOAK assistance.
>
>I'm taking a laptop to France in the very near future. I need the
>laptop to connect to dial-up internet whilst I'm there.
>I'm sorted on a one-shot dial-up account but what kind of accessories
>or hardware will I need that's France specific. I know that I'm going
>to need a RJ11 -> France adapter - I'll be buying one on arrival. Will
>I need anything else - modems and the like are standard?

Dunno.

<pats GPRS mobile and Onspeed enabled laptop>

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Martin_Stevens.DeleteThis@yahoo.com wrote:
> </unlurk>
>
> My Google powers are weak so I'm seeking FOAK assistance.
>
> I'm taking a laptop to France in the very near future. I need the
> laptop to connect to dial-up internet whilst I'm there.

You're forgetting that France has one of the highest ratio of ADSL
connections in Europe. But yes, sometimes modem is the only way (that's
what I'm doing now, my ADSL is down).

> I'm sorted on a one-shot dial-up account but what kind of accessories
> or hardware will I need that's France specific. I know that I'm going
> to need a RJ11 -> France adapter - I'll be buying one on arrival.

You may also need an adapter (or a local cable) for your power supply.

> Will
> I need anything else - modems and the like are standard?

I use the integrated modem of my laptop, so I guess they are pretty much
standard.
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Simon Wilson wrote:

> Failing that don't forget a) power adapter too, b) screwdriver to
> unscrew plates etc, when you find that the hotel in which you are
> staying has hard-wired telephones.

A screwdriver *AND* this webpage:
http://goctruc.free.fr/Telephonie/PriseT.html


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In article <47c49f2c$0$24964$426a34cc@news.free.fr>,
o.f.n.u.t.s DeleteThis @la.poste.net says...
> Simon Wilson wrote:
>
> > Failing that don't forget a) power adapter too, b) screwdriver to
> > unscrew plates etc, when you find that the hotel in which you are
> > staying has hard-wired telephones.
>
> A screwdriver *AND* this webpage:
> http://goctruc.free.fr/Telephonie/PriseT.html

....which you can download after plugging your modem in.


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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:19:29 -0800, Cab wrote:

> On Feb 26, 10:31 pm, Martin_Stev... RemoveThis @yahoo.com wrote:
>> </unlurk>
>>
>> My Google powers are weak so I'm seeking FOAK assistance.
>>
>> I'm taking a laptop to France in the very near future. I need the
>> laptop to connect to dial-up internet whilst I'm there. I'm sorted on a
>> one-shot dial-up account but what kind of accessories or hardware will
>> I need that's France specific. I know that I'm going to need a RJ11 ->
>> France adapter - I'll be buying one on arrival. Will I need anything
>> else - modems and the like are standard?
>
> FFS, by a wifi card or dongle. It'll be much easier, cheaper, less
> hassle and faster

Is the right answer. It's not /that/ backwards in France, surely

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Martin_Stevens.DeleteThis@yahoo.com wrote:
> Thanks for that, all good stuff on the whole.
> Sadly there's absolutely no chance of wi-fi or broadband - the place
> I'm going is incredibly rural and there's no other houses within a
> couple of miles and certainly no web connection in the house although
> there is a landline - hence the need for dialup.
>
> Regards,
> Martin.

Jebus, we have wireless broadband and Sky Digital TV in the villa outside
Bargemon.

That's pretty remote as remote goes.

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On Feb 27, 12:44 am, prawn <sean.pr....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:19:29 -0800, Cab wrote:
> > On Feb 26, 10:31 pm, Martin_Stev....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com wrote:
> >> </unlurk>
>
> >> My Google powers are weak so I'm seeking FOAK assistance.
>
> >> I'm taking a laptop to France in the very near future. I need the
> >> laptop to connect to dial-up internet whilst I'm there. I'm sorted on a
> >> one-shot dial-up account but what kind of accessories or hardware will
> >> I need that's France specific. I know that I'm going to need a RJ11 ->
> >> France adapter - I'll be buying one on arrival. Will I need anything
> >> else - modems and the like are standard?
>
> > FFS, by a wifi card or dongle. It'll be much easier, cheaper, less
> > hassle and faster
>
> Is the right answer. It's not /that/ backwards in France, surely



France has come on in leaps and bounds with regards to the 'net
connection over the last few years. I've got a 28Mb line at home that
gives me phone, 'net and TV, with a fixed IP addy and no caps for the
princely sum of £20 pm.

I've seen offers recently for 100Mb lines for around the same price,
FFS.

What's the best you can come up with in the UK?
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<11db0c44-ef00-4bb7-919a-14eb7aa07456 DeleteThis @b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
Martin_Stevens DeleteThis @yahoo.com cast forth these pearls of wisdom
>Thanks for that, all good stuff on the whole.
>Sadly there's absolutely no chance of wi-fi or broadband - the place
>I'm going is incredibly rural and there's no other houses within a
>couple of miles and certainly no web connection in the house although
>there is a landline - hence the need for dialup.
>

Ah, so perhaps no mobile coverage either. There are areas without a
decent signal where we are.

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Cab <Rosbif DeleteThis @gmail.com> writes:

> France has come on in leaps and bounds with regards to the 'net
> connection over the last few years. I've got a 28Mb line at home that
> gives me phone, 'net and TV, with a fixed IP addy and no caps for the
> princely sum of £20 pm.
>
> I've seen offers recently for 100Mb lines for around the same price,
> FFS.
>
> What's the best you can come up with in the UK?

You.
Don't.
Want.
To.
Know.

And I'm not *that* far out in the sticks either.

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Cab wrote:

> France has come on in leaps and bounds with regards to the 'net
> connection over the last few years. I've got a 28Mb line at home that
> gives me phone, 'net and TV, with a fixed IP addy and no caps for the
> princely sum of £20 pm.
>
> I've seen offers recently for 100Mb lines for around the same price,
> FFS.
>
> What's the best you can come up with in the UK?

<sobs uncontrollably>

17 quid pm for 16Kbps, apparently.

I hate you.

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Krusty wrote:

> <sobs uncontrollably>
>
> 17 quid pm for 16Kbps, apparently.
>
> I hate you.

Eh? I thought Sky was a maximum of £10/month.

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