jw 1111 <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote:

> "CL" <flothru@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:e5vfsr$bc6$1@nnrp.gol.com...
> > jw 1111 wrote:
> >
> >> hi,    in the u.k.  we have pay as you go internet servers.  like the
> >> dial up option in virgin and freeserve.  your time on line is charged by
> >> the minute and is added to your regular phone provider phone bill.  the
> >> advantage is no monthly fees, and its quick and easy to get on line.   Is
> >> there any similar dial up arrangement in Japan?
> >
> > Pay per minute of use?  How wonderfully last century.  Why would you
> > demand to pay several times more per minute of use than you'd get from a
> > flat fee connection?  They _may_ exist, but why?
> >
> > Before you even waste your time on this, maybe you should say what your
> > situation is -- visiting for a short term, living here, trying to make a
> > budget so you can move here?  If you are visiting, just spend enough for a
> > hotel room that has a LAN connection.  They're not much more than a hostel
> > room, if at all.  You can use web based mail servers and just read your
> > mail off the free PC in some hotel lobbies and at internet cafes.  There's
> > also inexpensive WiFi ...
> > CL
> 
> how wonderfully last century........what a total yawn you are, with such
> gratuitious comments.
> 
> you ask why?   it shows your mind is moving so fast and in such a random
> fashion (too much
> time in japan? ) that you totally miss the point.
> 
> the fact is, that this is what is required under the circumstances.  in the
> english school system
> emphasis is placed on answering the question not rabbiting off,  like you
> have no-one else
> in the whole wide world to talk to.....sigh 

Indeed. How about answering the questions CL asked, without rabbiting
off on your own rant, so we can get on with answering your question?

Yes, there are still dial-up options available in Japan, but they tend
to be the last resort--you don't want to pay those prices unless you
have no option.

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