# International ISPs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 2, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-isps/158657 "2003-03-02T22:37:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-isps/158657/1 "2003-03-02T22:37:51Z")
I am going to London and Ireland in a few weeks, and I am considering getting and bringing a laptop with to unload my digital pictures everyday. This would be my primary purpose for getting a laptop, even though I purchased a couple extra memory sticks I have a feeling I’ll be filling them up fast. As long as I have a laptop with, I would like to connect to the internet to email home - what are my choices in ISPs overseas? I would only need service for two weeks. My ISP (ATT Broadband) does not offer anything like this as far as I know. I would prefer to stay away from AOL, I don’t want their software. What would be the costs involved? Would it be cheaper to just go to Internet cafes to email home? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-isps/158657/2 "2003-03-02T22:44:38Z")
If you’re in the UK, you could just pick up a pay-as-you-go CD, where you just pay the telephone bills. The market leader (alongside AOL and the incumbent telecoms companies) is probably Freeserve [[link]](http://www.freeserve.com/time/other/default.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-isps/158657/3 "2003-03-02T22:47:03Z")
Sorry, just read the rest of your post. If you just want to email home, stick to the internet cafes (for London at least). The EasyEverything chain has a number of large, popular centres in handy central London locations and some pretty reasonable pricing, despite being run by a megalomaniac - [[link]](http://www.easyeverything.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-isps/158657/4 "2003-03-03T04:12:03Z")
Thanks \*\* Crusoe \*\*. Sounds like Internet Cafés will be easier and cheaper. Do they have fast connections there? In case I would like to email some pictures home? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-isps/158657/5 "2003-03-03T18:47:21Z")
Should do - that chain is a pretty slick operation.