Question about laptops and traveling

[TandJ61574]

Hoping someone can help me. We are traveling out of state and we are bringing our daughters laptop for emailing and internet use. ( I believe she said it has an ethernet card) anyway we are staying at two different bed and breakfasts and the ad online for the one b&b says, "high speed internet access" and the ad for the other b&b says "high-speed analog data ports for PCs".

I was wondering what we will need to bring? A phone plug/cord/jack? (not sure what you call it LOL) or our cable hook up wires from home?

TIA

 

[battricia]

most likely you'll have to bring an ethernet cord, but you could call and ask the hotel, they will let you know.

tricia.

 

[kilee]

Each place is different. I am using the high speed access at a Courtyard Marriott right now. They provided everything. Note some places charge for this. When we were at the Sheraton Safari in Kissimmee in March there was a charge for these services.

 

[TandJ61574]

what do you mean they are providing everything kilee? Are you using their pc?

 

[Dan Murphy]

No places I know of will provide a pc, unlike a library. Some hotels will provide the connection (the actual ISP hooup) free of charge, some charge anywhere from $5 to as much as $20 a day for unlimited use. Some also will provide the cables needed. For highspeed (real high speed, not just highspeed dialup) you need ethernet cables. For a dialup, you need modem (telephone cables). I always have both in my laptop bag, along with all kinds of adapters, etc.