Re: Connectivity in Germany
There are tons of US GI's in Augsburg ... or at least there used to be.
There is a rather large Army installation there. They are pretty much
techno weenies too. You can probaably find out what you need once you get
over there, just go downtown, find a bar, look for someone with a GI
haircut and tell them you just arrived from the US and you need to get
your computer working.
On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Gregory Green wrote:
> George,
>
> Thanks for the info. Sounds like it could get expensive, so I'll opt for the
> Internet cafe and hope it works for me. I just hope they allow more than http,
> and I hope they have one in Augsburg.
> Anyway, thanks for the heads-up, that was what I was looking for.
>
> Gregory Green
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> George Bonser wrote:
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> > On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Gregory Green wrote:
> >
> > > of weeks. I was wondering if any one knows if my American spec'd laptop
> > > will work if I purchase a transformer, and could I use my current
> > > Megahertz modem to dial the internet? Also, does anyone one know of a
> > > cheap ISP that I could get a temporary account from? I will be there
> > > (Augsburg) for two weeks and need (addiction...) to be connected so I
> > > can check up on my Debian server and email.
> > > Another thought I had was to just find the nearest Internet Cafe, but
> > > then I do not know how effective that would be because I have never been
> > > to one. Plus, I only speak English. Any tips would be appreciated =)
> >
> > The modem will be a problem. See if there is a setting to recognize
> > international tones. European dial, ring-back, busy, and re-order tones
> > are different than the US tones. It will probably never see dialtone or
> > ring.
> >
> > George Bonser
> >
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