Capt. Jeff,

If you are referring to the Great Loop in the US, I have a suggestion. First of all, I subscribed to T-Mobile hotspots during my annual road trip to Albuquerque, NM from upstate NY. The service includes a hotspot locator so you can find them. This worked well. However, I found out that if you are anywhere near a wifi site your computer will find it. While it isn't exactly kosher, you can connect to these and do your business. Most are open. I found them in some real out-of-the-way places BTW. Near large motels is another place to find a hotspot as most of the nation-wide chains now offer free broadband connectivity. Panera Bread locations offer free wifi. I was talking with my local Starbucks manager and she told me that it is most likely that Starbucks will be having free broadband sometime in 2006. Competition for customers is fierce she said. Most large truck-stops now offer wifi as well, but I think it is fee based in most places.

Hope this helps you a bit.

Vic

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