Internet Access
 

Do any of you know who the major internet provider(s)would be in Rome? Have you had experience trying to communicate back home via e-mail? Our hotel is supposed to have a data-port, but we thought that if we had some preliminary info on the providers we could contact them about info on their service, etc. I know that there are cybercafes too, what of their usefulness and practicality? Appreciate the information.

Cybercafes are all over Rome (an other Italian large cities). You can just use your own internet provider. Here's a hint: have your recipients' names all ready to go in your address book, since there is no "@" sign on the Italian keyboards (you have to enter a series of keys to get "@"). That way you won't waste time. If the only reason you are taking a laptop to Italy is to access email, then leave it at home and use the plentiful and inexpensive cybercafes. Our hotel, the Hotel Aberdeen in Rome, had free internet access in the lobby. Happy travels!

I quite disagree that there is no "@" on an Italian keyboard - - it's just not in the usual place (I think it's on the same key as "[" - - and you have to use someting like "Alt-shift" plus that key. No big deal once someone shows you.<BR><BR>And cybercafes are a heck of a lot easier than figuring out how to connect your laptop (generally speaking) to a local internet provider in Europe. I still consider a laptop very valuable for off-line composing, reading etc - - and I just use a floppy disk to move stuff off the laptop and back and forth atr the cybercafe.<BR><BR>As has already been mentioned, cybercafes are easy to find everywhere - - even at the Vatican!<BR><BR>There are good lists of them here on this forum. Just search "cybercafes".<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

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www.netcafeguide.com has lot of cybercafe listings.<BR>