Originally Posted by
AlanInDC
Public libraries often provide free Internet access.
Kinko's (FedEx) stores provide fee-based access, which isn't cheap--25 cents per minute.
The motels where you stay may well let you check email.
Sometimes, some coffee shops (not Starbucks, but local places) have a public access terminal.
Virtually all hotels of any worth at all now in the US have internet access, even in rural areas. All the midrange hotels will offer it for free as well. VIrtually all of these offering in room service will have a PC or two in the lobby for customer use.
Expensive properties are another matter. It seems the more you pay for a room th elees you get - expect tp pay for internet access in these.