Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!feed.news.tiscali.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: "Cucumber31" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Call-by-call internet access (modem) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 23:37:54 +0200 Lines: 39 Message-ID: <2nd39iFvgm99U1@uni-berlin.de> References: <2nd2h1Fvf2hjU1@uni-berlin.de> <10h2lca69rrq900@news.supernews.com> X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de tg+x2+Ovamnf4EcXm3SrmAD9Q4HMAOiCTIkpfLuyCxpx6+kX1W X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:15994 sorry, we're from germany we're looking for a japanese isp. in germany there are plenty of phone number that you can let your modem dial, at very cheap rates (1.8 cent per minute). the monthly bill is simply included in your phone bill. no contract, no registration, no pain. do such services exist in japan? dave "Kevin Wayne Williams" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:10h2lca69rrq900@news.supernews.com... > Cucumber31 wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > My sister arrived in Japan last weekend. She has a laptop with her. She will > > set up an ADSL (broadband) connection, but this will take time. In the > > meantime, she wants to access the internet via the built-in analog modem in > > her laptop. Providers which require that she signs up for some plan are NOT > > acceptable, she is looking for a call-by-call provider. How would she set up > > such a call-by-call connection, which number should the computer dial or > > where could she get the appropriate software (we don't like AOL - far too > > expensive, no call-by-call, and only in Japanese). > > > > Any advice will be highly appreciated. > > Does she have a US ISP? Which one? I can give instructions on how to > access Verizon, MCI, and Earthlink over local dial-ups in Japan. > KWW