genural internet question

[DisneyWorldMad]

general internet question

hi there booked our hoilday to disney off site for 4 weeks over dec and was wandering if anyone could help me with a internet question.


coming from the uk i have a usb cellphone / mobile broadband on my laptop on a pay as you go usage and was wandering if the USA have the same sort of thing i could pick up from wall mart ect

normally the villas we stay at have free cable internet / phone calls but this year we have no internet connection (only phone calls) what options do i have for internet that i do not need to sign for a years contract ect.

any help would be great

many thanks

 

[RonAnnArbor]

The US does not have pre-paid data plans, and nothing available through any provider without a minimum 2-year contract.

T-mobile offers wifi access if you have built-in wifi on your laptop. It can be purchased by the day, month, year, etc...but it requires a t-mobile specific wifi connection. ATT offers similar plans at their hotspots.

Your only real choice if you have built-in wifi is to go to a local wifi hotspot and connect there. In Orlando, you can find the list here:

http://www.superpages.com/cities/mtg/wifi/fl/orlando/

In general, the locations are similar to those in the UK: major bookstores, Starbucks, hotels, airports. In addition, most McDonalds and Panera Bread locations have wifi hotspots. Do a google search of the address of your hotel off-site, and see what other business are located around there.

Most likely, there is nothing you will be able to do from your actual hotel room. You might want to check if the location you are staying has internet in their lobby -- sometimes hotels have that available in the lobby, even when there is no access anywhere else in the complex.

 

[smk]

I have seen "pay as you go" cell phones but I have never had a reason to look for a broadband card, we have one thru Sprint (the same one we have our cell phones thru). We have mega stores here called "Best Buy" or "Fry's" maybe look on the Internet and see what they have to offer. I know Best Buy sells Virgin mobile phones on a pay as you go service and so does AT&T, maybe look them up too. Good Luck and have a great time when you are here!

 

[DisneyWorldMad]

thanks for that, iv heard company's offering 56k telephone connection. which i will may end up banging my head against the wall :brick: due to the speed but are there any componeys that offer local call internet

im hoping some of the other villas near me may have wifi as the last place we stayed i had about 20 wifi connections unsecured all from other villas in the area.

thanks for the help, if anyone else have any ideas please feel fee to suggest (1 month without internet for me is like spending 1 month in its a small world WOW that song drives me crazy :ROFLOL

 

[smk]

thanks for that, iv heard company's offering 56k telephone connection. which i will may end up banging my head against the wall :brick: due to the speed but are there any componeys that offer local call internet

im hoping some of the other villas near me may have wifi as the last place we stayed i had about 20 wifi connections unsecured all from other villas in the area.

thanks for the help, if anyone else have any ideas please feel fee to suggest (1 month without internet for me is like spending 1 month in its a small world WOW that song drives me crazy :ROFLOL

There is NO WAY I could go one month without the Internet. I hope you can work out the problems and find a solution. The WIFI spots are a good choice too, Panara Bread is a good place for lunch (yummy soup and sandwhiches) so maybe that is a good solution as well. If you could "check in" on the world every third day or so, that wouldn't be too bad.