I am gleaning information regarding Internet access in Cancun
(vacation); and thusfar, it appears that the use of my Cingular
"Laptop Connect" service (GPRS/EDGE) is going to be very expensive.
The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
I am aware that such setups in the USA vary (some allow only Web
access; others allow retrieval of mail but do not allow outgoing SMTP
mail; and many have full access, just like on one's home Network).
Anybody have experience with this hotel?
Otherwise, I suppose that I will have to call the hotel directly and
rely on my elementary Spanish (which, hopefully, should improve after
a week in Cancun). :-)
Best,
Bob
Robert A. Fink, M. D., FACS, P. C.
Neurological Surgery
2500 Milvia Street Suite 222
Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA
510-849-2555
> I am gleaning information regarding Internet access in Cancun
> (vacation); and thusfar, it appears that the use of my Cingular
> "Laptop Connect" service (GPRS/EDGE) is going to be very expensive.
>
> The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
> High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
> anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
>
> I am aware that such setups in the USA vary (some allow only Web
> access; others allow retrieval of mail but do not allow outgoing SMTP
> mail; and many have full access, just like on one's home Network).
> Anybody have experience with this hotel?
>
> Otherwise, I suppose that I will have to call the hotel directly and
> rely on my elementary Spanish (which, hopefully, should improve after
> a week in Cancun). :-)
>
>
> Best,
>
> Bob
>
> Robert A. Fink, M. D., FACS, P. C.
> Neurological Surgery
> 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222
> Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA
> 510-849-2555
>
> "Ex Tristitia Virtus"
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On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:44:04 -0700, "Robert A. Fink, M. D."
<lynxer@comcast.net> wrote in
<ssqk13dh70gu4oioavnk7bcub40thu1a3h@4ax.com>:
>I am gleaning information regarding Internet access in Cancun
>(vacation); and thusfar, it appears that the use of my Cingular
>"Laptop Connect" service (GPRS/EDGE) is going to be very expensive.
>
>The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
>High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
>anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
>
>I am aware that such setups in the USA vary (some allow only Web
>access; others allow retrieval of mail but do not allow outgoing SMTP
>mail; and many have full access, just like on one's home Network).
>Anybody have experience with this hotel?
Email access (including sending) shouldn't be an issue if your email
provider has support for SSL/TLS (like free Google Mail). If it
doesn't, then you should seriously consider changing email providers.
p.s. Google Mail also has a good Web interface that can be accessed
over HTTPS, a good WAP interface for cell phones, and a downloadable
J2ME client for cell phones that's nearly as capable as the Web
interface. Recommended.
--
Best regards,
John Navas <http://navasgroup.com/>
On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:57:27 -0500, George Kerby
<ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hey Doc!
>It's a *vacation*.
>LEAVE the gizmos at home.
Sorry, but I need to be available even when on vacation.
Best,
Bob
Robert A. Fink, M. D.
Neurological Surgery
2500 Milvia Street Suite 222
Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA
510-849-2555
**********************************
NOTE: The material above is not "medical
advice". Medical advice can only be
given after an in-person contact between
doctor and patient.
**********************************
I don't think they speak Spanish in Cancun. They've mostly forgotten it because of all the gringos who stay there.
"Robert A. Fink, M. D." <lynxer@comcast.net> wrote in message news:ssqk13dh70gu4oioavnk7bcub40thu1a3h@4ax.com...
>I am gleaning information regarding Internet access in Cancun
> (vacation); and thusfar, it appears that the use of my Cingular
> "Laptop Connect" service (GPRS/EDGE) is going to be very expensive.
>
> The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
> High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
> anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
>
> I am aware that such setups in the USA vary (some allow only Web
> access; others allow retrieval of mail but do not allow outgoing SMTP
> mail; and many have full access, just like on one's home Network).
> Anybody have experience with this hotel?
>
> Otherwise, I suppose that I will have to call the hotel directly and
> rely on my elementary Spanish (which, hopefully, should improve after
> a week in Cancun). :-)
>
>
> Best,
>
> Bob
>
> Robert A. Fink, M. D., FACS, P. C.
> Neurological Surgery
> 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222
> Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA
> 510-849-2555
>
> "Ex Tristitia Virtus"
>The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
>High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
>anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
>I am aware that such setups in the USA vary (some allow only Web
>access; others allow retrieval of mail but do not allow outgoing SMTP
>mail; and many have full access, just like on one's home Network).
>Anybody have experience with this hotel?
If I were you, I'd use a webmail interface or at least have
one available in case mail protocols do not work through
the hotel's network. (Comcast DOES have one right?)
The weirdest hotel connection I've ever had was at the MEC hotel
in Paestum, Italy. In order to get the log on screen that
enables the connection I had to figure out (using commands like
netstat) what address their server was at (ended up being
something like 10.0.5.1) and set my browser's proxy to this
address. Hotel staff had no clue how to work this.
At 09 Apr 2007 09:44:04 -0700 Robert A. Fink, M. D. wrote:
> The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
> High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
> anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
I haven't stayed at the Marriott, but the hotel I stayed at charged about
$30/day for internet.
> Otherwise, I suppose that I will have to call the hotel directly and
> rely on my elementary Spanish (which, hopefully, should improve after
> a week in Cancun). :-)
Good luck. My hotel (Crown Paradise) never resopnded to my repeated e-
mails, and a phone call (with my bad Spanish) only resulted in pricing,
no technical info. Hopefully you'll have better luck with the Marriott!
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 22:14:44 +0000 (UTC), spope33@speedymail.org (Steve
Pope) wrote in <evedsk$5mb$1@blue.rahul.net>:
>Robert A. Fink, M. D. <lynxer@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
>>High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
>>anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
>
>>I am aware that such setups in the USA vary (some allow only Web
>>access; others allow retrieval of mail but do not allow outgoing SMTP
>>mail; and many have full access, just like on one's home Network).
>>Anybody have experience with this hotel?
>
>If I were you, I'd use a webmail interface or at least have
>one available in case mail protocols do not work through
>the hotel's network. (Comcast DOES have one right?)
Agreed, but ONLY if the webmail interface supports HTTPS, and only with
your OWN computer, not a public computer that might well be logging
userids and passwords.
>The weirdest hotel connection I've ever had was at the MEC hotel
>in Paestum, Italy. In order to get the log on screen that
>enables the connection I had to figure out (using commands like
>netstat) what address their server was at (ended up being
>something like 10.0.5.1) and set my browser's proxy to this
>address. Hotel staff had no clue how to work this.
Did you try "automatically detect proxy settings"? That's usually
worked for me.
--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
>>The weirdest hotel connection I've ever had was at the MEC hotel
>>in Paestum, Italy. In order to get the log on screen that
>>enables the connection I had to figure out (using commands like
>>netstat) what address their server was at (ended up being
>>something like 10.0.5.1) and set my browser's proxy to this
>>address. Hotel staff had no clue how to work this.
>Did you try "automatically detect proxy settings"? That's usually
>worked for me.
You know, I wasn't aware of that feature. So maybe it would
have worked. Normally I don't need proxies; this was the
first hotel or WLAN anywhere I've encountered that required one.
On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:44:04 -0700, "Robert A. Fink, M. D."
<lynxer@comcast.net> wrote:
>Otherwise, I suppose that I will have to call the hotel directly and
>rely on my elementary Spanish (which, hopefully, should improve after
>a week in Cancun). :-)
It has been my experience that the people who staff the phones at
major hotels like this (in a tourist destination that caters to
Americans) have a very good command of English, and you should have no
trouble getting the necessary information with a quick phone call.
jc
--
"The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot
of different horses without having to own that many."
~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA
On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:44:04 -0700, "Robert A. Fink, M. D."
<lynxer@comcast.net> wrote in
<ssqk13dh70gu4oioavnk7bcub40thu1a3h@4ax.com>:
>I am gleaning information regarding Internet access in Cancun
>(vacation); and thusfar, it appears that the use of my Cingular
>"Laptop Connect" service (GPRS/EDGE) is going to be very expensive.
>
>The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
>High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
>anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
>
>I am aware that such setups in the USA vary (some allow only Web
>access; others allow retrieval of mail but do not allow outgoing SMTP
>mail; and many have full access, just like on one's home Network).
>Anybody have experience with this hotel?
Try calling Marriott corporate here in the USA and ask for Internet
technical support. There's a good chance that all Marriotts have the
same standardized Internet setup.
<http://www.hoovers.com/marriott/--ID__56078--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml>
--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
On 2007-04-09, Robert A. Fink, M. D. <lynxer@comcast.net> wrote:
> The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
> High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
> anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
I stayed there one night, on business. If I'm recalling this correctly
the service was $20/day. I don't recall any service restrictions which
bothered me, and I pick up my email via pop/imap. The only thing that
does stand out about it is that the wireless coverage was crap in the
room. When I know I'll be in a hotel with wireless service I usually
travel with one of these
to maximize the probability it will work (and make up for my Mac's
relative wireless-deafness), but I didn't have it on that trip and had
to carry the Mac downstairs to use what I'd paid $20 for.
I think the DSL service supporting it was only 800 kbps down and 128 kbps
up. I tried to make one Skype call overseas, but there wasn't enough
bandwidth for the person I called to hear me. It worked okay for email.
It's a very nice hotel by Mexican beach standards, though.
On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:36:31 -0500, Dennis Ferguson
<dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote:
>On 2007-04-09, Robert A. Fink, M. D. <lynxer@comcast.net> wrote:
>> The hotel at which we will be staying (the JW Marriott) has "Wireless
>> High-Speed Internet" ("for a fee"); and I am writing here to ask if
>> anyone has stayed in that hotel and used this setup.
>
>I stayed there one night, on business. If I'm recalling this correctly
>the service was $20/day. I don't recall any service restrictions which
>bothered me, and I pick up my email via pop/imap. The only thing that
>does stand out about it is that the wireless coverage was crap in the
>room. When I know I'll be in a hotel with wireless service I usually
>travel with one of these
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3djejc
>
>to maximize the probability it will work (and make up for my Mac's
>relative wireless-deafness), but I didn't have it on that trip and had
>to carry the Mac downstairs to use what I'd paid $20 for.
>
>I think the DSL service supporting it was only 800 kbps down and 128 kbps
>up. I tried to make one Skype call overseas, but there wasn't enough
>bandwidth for the person I called to hear me. It worked okay for email.
>
>It's a very nice hotel by Mexican beach standards, though.
>
>Dennis Ferguson
Many thanks, Dennis! I am looking forward to the trip.
Best,
Bob
Robert A. Fink, M. D., FACS, P. C.
Neurological Surgery
2500 Milvia Street Suite 222
Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA
510-849-2555
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