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European broadband

Echelle · 2008-01-26 21:46:21

Is there an Irish Internet Service provider that will also permit internet access in other European countries, France especially but also Germany, without costing a fortune?

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26-01-2008 10:46pm

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Echelle

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Is there an Irish Internet Service provider that will also permit internet access in other European countries, France especially but also Germany, without costing a fortune?

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#2 27-01-2008 11:17am
watty

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not really.
Mobile phone companies are poor ISPs. Roaming charges are high.
Some Vodaphone contracts can cover other countries and some 3 can. But 3G/HSDPA can be as poor as ISDN or Dialup.

If you are using 2 or 3 fixed addresses, then fixed DSL can work out cheaper. Hotels mostly have WiFi. Some free some charge. There are also WiFi roaming contracts.

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#3 27-01-2008 11:25am
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FWIW all over France McDonalds have free WiFI.
Also the French are not so quick to rush you out of cafes/restaurants after you have eaten, so buy something have a long coffee and surf for free for a while.

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