Marvel wrote:

> I don't know of a dial up provider 

Then you have no business posting here! As the OP says:

>>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 

In other words:

(a) English schoolboys either answer the question or just shut up, and
(b) you should do the same

There are some here who - for obstinate reasons of their own - cannot 
accept either proposition, and have written off the OP as an arrogant 
idiot, but he has masterfully confounded them by invoking the principles 
of Zen Buddhism (the most apposite of which would appear to be, "Those 
who speak do not know. Those who know do not speak").

> but I have had no problem finding unsecured wireless networks and 
> sending/receiving my e-mail as well as any surfing. (where ever I go)

Off-topic drivel. (I say this in the OP's stead, as he has apparently 
cast all the pearls he is willing to before us flij swine, and moved on 
to bring enlightenment to other pastures.)

I hope this helps.

John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com