<VV> Alternatives to Re: dial-up

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Mark et al,
    There may be alternatives.  Before I  got a high speed connection 
(Verizon DSL) I used a simple dial-up to read my  email and download small files.  
However, when I got a large file (a long  report or a number of family pics, for 
example) I would drive to the local  library, bring in my laptop and use 
THEIR high speed wireless connection to  quickly download the large files into my 
laptop.
    I've even gone to the library on Sunday, when it's  closed and parked 
outside in the parking lot and used their wireless connection  to download email 
and files. 
    Similarly, a friend of mine refused her kids' offer  to get her a 
computer.  Instead, she bikes to her nearby library and  uses THEIR computers to 
download her email and even uses THEIR printer to print  out pics or articles she 
wants to preserve.  All of this is free of charge  (unless she does more than 
5 printed sheets). 
    It might be worth investigating if you occasionally  get large files to 
download.
    Regards,
    Frank Burkhard 
 
 
In a message dated 5/5/2008 11:05:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
airvair at earthlink.net writes:

I was  using the term "technological neanderthal" jokingly. It's not that I
don't  or wouldn't like "the latest and greatest". I REALLY would. But it's
that  it's simply beyond my budget at this time to get it. Plus, with  some
people, it simply isn't available at any price.  Period.


 



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