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I need to access the internet in a restaurant w/o a wifi hot spot. Can I use a phone jack and old fashioned phone cable?

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Maybe you should run a cable from your home to the restaurant

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jumpin68ny wrote:

Maybe you should run a cable from your home to the restaurant

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You just made my day. Thanks for the laugh.

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dannyfund wrote:

I need to access the internet in a restaurant w/o a wifi hot spot. Can I use a phone jack and old fashioned phone cable?

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Are you looking to use a dial up connection? 56k modem will be very slow, and I don't know of any ISPs that still have a dial in access service. For a serious answer. Even if the restaurant had a phone line you could use. Unless it is your restaurant.

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dannyfund wrote:

I need to access the internet in a restaurant w/o a wifi hot spot. Can I use a phone jack and old fashioned phone cable?

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The short answer is yes. There are still dial-up internet providers out there offering service. The service will only be 56K and cost somewhere between $8 to $19 a month. You will, of course, have to have a dial-up modem in order to access it.

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JustaGuy wrote:

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dannyfund wrote:

I need to access the internet in a restaurant w/o a wifi hot spot. Can I use a phone jack and old fashioned phone cable?

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The short answer is yes. There are still dial-up internet providers out there offering service. The service will only be 56K and cost somewhere between $8 to $19 a month. You will, of course, have to have a dial-up modem in order to access it.

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Cool! I have not used one in years. Any names? Does AOL or MSN still have open modems? I believe an MSN account may get dial up. I just signed up for the minimum account for $9.95 a year and I do recall something about connection setup. After FIOS I don't think I could stand the pain, but could be ok for Email with just text.