This is a big hole in long distance cruising as far vas I can tell! A
cousin has gone from Halifax to BVI & South via Bermuda min Sept.
They have a Satellite phone - but using it for Internet, other than
short e-mails, is financial suicide!!

On the ocean the only other option I am aware of is SSB - but that
only really gets short stuff as well - e-mails, weather Fax's. There
are short wave nets for this, but more oriented to e-mail only. But I
think - after you have bought the equipment - thise may be the most
economical solution - for e-mail.

If you had in mind surfing the net on the ocean - you are SOL!

In ports, you can often find Wireless nets to connect into to have
higher speed Net access. (Get NetStumbler program to search for
wireless nets)

I know of few other solutions; but would be interested to hear of any
other possibilities!??

- Art

On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 12:46:10 +1100, Bruce Riley
wrote:

I am planning an extended cruise later this year, including a Pacific
crossing. What have people found about getting internet access via
satellite or other, both at sea and whilst in port?