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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.
The Courtyard where I stayed last week had 2 terminals just off the lobby. There was a sign directing "non-guests" to a nearby Kinko's. I thought it was very diplomatic.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.
We had a post here a while back on the suibject of breakfast freeloading. I wonder how many are internet freeloaders?
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Our public library access is limited to people who either have a library card or a water bill showing a local address. Although some local restaurants have internet access for patrons who buy food and drink, you have to bring your own computer.
Oddly, the larger of our local Walmarts have free wi-fi which you can access from the parking lot although you may have to move your car around a bit to find a hot spot.
Oddly, the larger of our local Walmarts have free wi-fi which you can access from the parking lot although you may have to move your car around a bit to find a hot spot.
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Truckers seem very aware of this. You can see the blue glow of the laptops in row after row of semis parked in the local W*Mart lot at night.Originally Posted by oldpenny16
Oddly, the larger of our local Walmarts have free wi-fi which you can access from the parking lot although you may have to move your car around a bit to find a hot spot.
Ummmm, Am I the only one here who actually read the OP's story? They said they will NOT have a laptop and/or web cell phone w/ them. At least 3/4 of the responses here talk about wifi hotspots and the like. This person will not have that option!
From my expericences, the public libraries are definitely your best bet...However, lots of them have really short time limits on the web access (the main branch of the S.F. Public Library, for example, has a 15 minute time limit for Net use. Was in Palm Springs recently and used the computer at the main library there and it was a 30 minute limit. It's O.K. for doing a quick check of e-mail, but not much else.)
From my expericences, the public libraries are definitely your best bet...However, lots of them have really short time limits on the web access (the main branch of the S.F. Public Library, for example, has a 15 minute time limit for Net use. Was in Palm Springs recently and used the computer at the main library there and it was a 30 minute limit. It's O.K. for doing a quick check of e-mail, but not much else.)