rcostello1
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If you elect to not purchase Internet access on your 3- or 4-night cruise, there is a nice Cyber Cafe on Bay Street in Nassau.
The recent thread <a href="http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=343816" target="new">Why get internet access on vacation?</a> talks about the pros and cons and reasons for Internet access. I though the Cyber Cafe was a nice, cheap alternative. I wanted to check my mail, say a quick hello, etc., but on-board access is too expensive (IMHO) and for a short cruise I don't have the need for the unlimited option.
I don't have all the pricing info, but I know it was 10 cents/minute (min 10 minutes/$1), an hour for $5, and there was an unlimited/day option but I can't swear to how much that cost. We bought $2/20 minutes and shared between the two of us. Enough to check/send email, IM a few people, and that's it.
The cafe is upstairs along an "alley" that cuts between Bay St and the road along the port plaza. There was a "sandwich" sign on the sidewalk directing you. I believe it is directly across the street from the big Solomons Mines place.
The cafe had 10-15 computers, Compaqs I believe. Clean, comfortable, air-conditioned. Some computers had cameras, all it seemed had sound, some had headphones as well. The interface was a lot nicer (I think) than on the cruise. They give you a password when you pay, basically a receipt. You login with the password and you choose what application you want from a little menu bar. I used Internet Explorer and Instant Messenger. If I'm correct, it looked like it didn't start charging you time until you opened the application, in my case Internet Explorer. There is a little timer on the screen to show you how many minutes you've used and how many you have left. There was an audible warning at 5 minutes.
I was very pleased with the price and the experience. If I remember correctly (I didn't take notes!) I think the browser was set to note keep a history and there was little if anything in the cache, I forgot to check its exact settings). Instant Messenger will remember your name but as long as you don't save your password that's no big deal and I didn't care about that. Of course the computers had floppy drives so if you needed to email a picture or files that looked easy to do. I don't recall if there were USB ports on the front if you need that access.
I did notice several crew members sending messages...that can't be a bad thing if they like it. Here's the info:
Cyber Cafe, Prince George Plaza, Bay Street
Phone (242) 322-3206
Fax (242) 322-3205
Email cybercafe2@coralwave.com
Happy Surfing!!
The recent thread <a href="http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=343816" target="new">Why get internet access on vacation?</a> talks about the pros and cons and reasons for Internet access. I though the Cyber Cafe was a nice, cheap alternative. I wanted to check my mail, say a quick hello, etc., but on-board access is too expensive (IMHO) and for a short cruise I don't have the need for the unlimited option.
I don't have all the pricing info, but I know it was 10 cents/minute (min 10 minutes/$1), an hour for $5, and there was an unlimited/day option but I can't swear to how much that cost. We bought $2/20 minutes and shared between the two of us. Enough to check/send email, IM a few people, and that's it.
The cafe is upstairs along an "alley" that cuts between Bay St and the road along the port plaza. There was a "sandwich" sign on the sidewalk directing you. I believe it is directly across the street from the big Solomons Mines place.
The cafe had 10-15 computers, Compaqs I believe. Clean, comfortable, air-conditioned. Some computers had cameras, all it seemed had sound, some had headphones as well. The interface was a lot nicer (I think) than on the cruise. They give you a password when you pay, basically a receipt. You login with the password and you choose what application you want from a little menu bar. I used Internet Explorer and Instant Messenger. If I'm correct, it looked like it didn't start charging you time until you opened the application, in my case Internet Explorer. There is a little timer on the screen to show you how many minutes you've used and how many you have left. There was an audible warning at 5 minutes.
I was very pleased with the price and the experience. If I remember correctly (I didn't take notes!) I think the browser was set to note keep a history and there was little if anything in the cache, I forgot to check its exact settings). Instant Messenger will remember your name but as long as you don't save your password that's no big deal and I didn't care about that. Of course the computers had floppy drives so if you needed to email a picture or files that looked easy to do. I don't recall if there were USB ports on the front if you need that access.
I did notice several crew members sending messages...that can't be a bad thing if they like it. Here's the info:
Cyber Cafe, Prince George Plaza, Bay Street
Phone (242) 322-3206
Fax (242) 322-3205
Email cybercafe2@coralwave.com
Happy Surfing!!
