Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Las Vegas
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This evening I got my Thinmodemplus with only one complication. I travel internationally frequently and I need an ISP with a toll free number so that I can connect wherever I am with a minimum of hassles. In fact I depart for Seoul Korea the first of next month so I have until then to be up and running. Neither expertcity.com, or askjeeves.com were of any assistance what-so-ever.

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(Fumble fingers-- double post-- see below)

Last edited by ProjectZero on 03-02-2001 at 07:20 PM

Registered: May 2000
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Toll-Free and International sometimes do not mix.

Who's your current ISP? Some offer (at extra charge) continental U.S toll-free access, and some offer "international roaming", again, for an additional fee.

Earthlink is one that offers both (see here for more information)

However, it doesn't appear that South Korea is on the list of supported international roaming locations.

But, there may be another way. If you're willing to pay just a tad extra per call, utilize AT&T's Long Distance network (AT&T Worldwide Traveller) to call back into the states and to your ISP's POP number. They even have a PalmOS software containing all of their supported countries local access numbers.

Yes, it's not calling an ISP, it's calling long distance via a local country number (usually it'll be the AT&T Access Number + US Area Code + US 7-digit).

Registered: Aug 2000
Location: St. Louis
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i don't think that there are are very many suriving free isps, and considering that about two of them used toll free, and they didn't work with the visor becuase of the ads, I'd have to wager that there aren't any.

sam

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