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Subject:Re: Internet on a trip?
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Sun, 5 Mar 2017 20:26:30 -0500

Indeed. Always good to set up an ipsec vpn server somewhere you trust, or
look into a paid service:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403388,00.asp

cheers,
Sudhir

On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 8:17 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Of course, it goes without saying that all such portals must be considered
> unsecured and unsafe.
>
> On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Don't neglect to try Lowe's and Home Depot.  Lowe's near me seems quite
> > powerful.  Panaera's generally sucks.  Starbucks and McD's vary but
> almost
> > all have it.  I use Sbux and McD's and Lowe's the most whether I'm
> > traveling or local.
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 1:43 PM, fonman4277 <fonman4277@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Back on the I used to cruise residential neighborhoods in my company
> car
> > > and had no trouble finding unsecured internet. I'd check email and move
> > on.
> > > Same with hotels and McDonald's and Starbucks.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> > > -------- Original message --------From: Theodore Hoekman <
> > > thoekman@GMAIL.COM> Date: 3/5/17  14:53  (GMT-05:00) To:
> > > vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Internet on a trip?
> > > I have found that McDonalds which is almost everywhere in US and Canada
> > > has reliable free wifi and decent coffee if not terribly good food.
> Many
> > > walmarts have free wifi which can be accessed from the  parking lot.
> > >
> > > Ted
> > >
> > > Theodore Hoekman
> > > thoekman@gmail.com
> > > 19 York St.
> > > Newbury, ON  N0L 1Z0
> > > (519)719-0342
> > > Blog:http://Tedspassivesolarhouse.wordpress.com
> > >
> > > On Mar 5, 2017, at 11:10 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > > hi all,
> > > >
> > > > is there anyway to have internet on a long trip no matter where we go
> > and
> > > > not depending on private campgrounds or motels?
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > >
> > > > dan
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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