Internet Access

[Strad]

Here is the link: http://tools.search.yahoo.com/langua...%2fs-02615.htm

[OslersVoice]

Thanks CO2! That will be helpful when I am in BA!

[CO2]

Just an FYI for those bringing laptops to BA, all of the Cafe Martinez cafes have free high-speed WiFi. There are several around Recoleta and Palermo. I use them almost daily and never see anyone else using a laptop. They used to advertise it but they don't anymore. If you want privacy grab a spot in a corner somewhere or sit outside, the wireless works great there too. Another plus is that they all have a no smoking section. I'm not a smoker and most of those damn internet cafes are swamped in cloud of smoke.

[Rickster]

I will be in BA in a few weeks and have internet where I am staying but no computer. Is it possible to rent a computer for a week at a reasonable rate?

[Dickhead]

The "fullzero" link doesn't work. The other two require you to register with lengthy instructions in Spanish. They are designed for people with apartments and even if the internet is free, in Argentina you are charged for every minute you spend on the phone. So, unless you have a cable modem it won't really be free (well, it might be if you stay in an apartment that includes unlimited local calls; many require you to buy phone cards).

IMO there is no need for any of this when internet access is approximately 50 cents US per hour (or less) with no hassle, at any locutorio (public phone place; approximately 90% of these now have internet too) There are locutorios on practically every block in Buenos Aires.

Out for Flesh, yes, many many internet places and very simple matter to hook up your laptop.

[Roger]

I Googled "free isp buenos aires" and found lots of sites in Spanish, which I cannot read.

Could someone pls help? Need phone number, login, and password for a few sites to check out.

www.fullzero.ubbi.com

www. new-uyuyuy.com

www.tutopia.com

www.datafull.com

Ar. Yahoo. Com.

Thanks, Roger

[Out for Flesh]

I'll be going to BsAs in a couple of weeks. I'll be bringing my laptop, and I'd very much like to have Internet access using it (lots of files + programs etc. What I've done in several countries is just to go to a public internet place and ask them to let my connect my laptop. Have any of you done this in Argentina? Can I expect an Internet café "around the corner"? I am unsure as to where I will be staying, so I'd prefer to be advertised should the hotel / apartment have no (or very expensive) connection.

Thanks a lot in advance!

[Salsero Loco]

Just wanted to thank Oldguy, David33 and Jackson for their prompt response to my inquiry! Hope to be able to pay back all the good karma with some travel reports from BA in a few weeks.

SL

[oldguy]

Salsero Loco:

A little known secret is that there are a number of free dialup ISPs in BsAs. This post is coming to you via one of them. So, from ANY hotel/aprthotel etc, you can get free access if you have your laptop with you. The one I am using is 4004-1111. The user name is FULLZERO and I THINK the password is the same ( I entered the damn thing a couple of years ago and, of course, Windows won't tell you what passwords you've entered). I know there are a couple other free dialup site, which were listed in a report in 2003 or 2004.

Frankly, I find the dialup just about as fast as the crap hotels sell as "High Speed Internet" for $10 or more dollars per day.

Good luck!

[David_33]

I got a lot of girls off the internet and stayed in touch with the forum easily by bringing my laptop and renting Jackson's apartment. Suggest you do the same if its in your budgetary limits.

[Salsero Loco]

I am going to BA for the first time at the end of this month (can't wait!) and after a few hours of reading through and researching this forum, I have one unanswered question: How/where do most people access the Internet to visit escort websites and do other monger-related research?

I hate doing that sort of thing in public internet cafes where people are always looking over your shoulder.

Also-- are there any internet cafes that allow you to pay for wireless access, allowing to you surf and check your email from you laptop?

Thanks,

SL

Hi SL,

Rent an apartment with a cable internet connection.

Thanks,

Jackson

[Stormy]

I've had Fibertel in my apartment for about 5 months the past year at different times. (I come and go.) It has never had a problem and has been as good as my Chicago broadband account at home. (RCN). In BA I live in Barrio Norte.

[Incaboy]

I'm renting an apartment in Palermo Viejo and it has high-speed Internet from Fibertel. I've had site-independent slowdowns and short periods (~15 minutes) where I could not go online at all. It seems reliability in this city isn't as good as in the U.S. My SBC connection in California is rock-solid.

[Bacchus9]

There seem to be 2 services here, Telecom and Fibertel, that are often used.

The apartment I rented came with Telecom DSL via cable. I'm sure it would be fine for standard use. Well, maybe it would be, let's put it that way.

There have been episodes of brown outs when there was no service or it became very slow.

But in my new apartment I've requested Fibertel be wired into the apartment. I'll start at their 1 MB level service and see how it goes, apparently after it's installed it can be upgraded over the phone and switched in the office.

I'm using Vonage here and have found it's nearly impossible to speak on the phone and have e-mail, browser or fax actively going simultaneously with a phone call. The voice gets choppy and all functions suffer. But when it's good it's like next door. Hoping Fibertel will give me a good sized pipeline and the full boat of mixed use.

[Jackson]

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