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Conference tallis::celt

Title:	Celt Notefile

Moderator:	TALLIS::DARCY

Created:	Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1632
Total number of notes:	20523

1326.0. "Ireland via electronic network(s) ?" by CTHQ::COADY () Mon Feb 07 1994 13:58

I have a question on e-mail connections in Ireland.   I would like to
communicate with my brother via Internet and also give him access to the
World Wide Web etc.  He is computer literate, tho not network literate.

He lives and works in Dublin, but his company has no Internet connection
that he 

I have questions like :
1) What options are available today and what are the approx costs ;
		IRELAND ONLINE vs COMPUSERVE vs OTHER OPTIONS
2) What price are external modems in Ireland ?, would a US modem work
   with the proper 240 volt power feed ?
3) Can one get a direct Internet account in Ireland (like Delphi in US)


And any other issues that are relevant ..........


Thanks in advance

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1326.1	check into Universities!	STOWOA::OROURKE	RUN-BY_FRUITING	`Mon Feb 07 1994 16:15`	10
	Does your brother have any access to an Irish University? Many of the schools in the U.S. are linked to the INTERNET and we write to other Colleges/Universities all over the World. For example I have a pen pal in school in Bristol, England. The bonus is that with a college account access is 'free'! :) /jen
1326.2	US Modems work great..	ADISSW::SMYTH		`Mon Feb 07 1994 18:50`	4
	US modems do work on Irish telephone lines, in fact Ireland adopted the US standard on telecomms quite a while back (RJ11 plugs, dialing frequencies, durations etc). Officially the modems are supposed to have European safety certification, but they work fine.
1326.3	thats a possibility ...	CTHQ::COADY		`Tue Feb 08 1994 08:51`	9
	Actually he may have access to a college as he teaches parttime, thats a good idea. I'll get him a cheapo modem in US and he can dial in from home and use the college connection - if they have one. If not, looks like Ireland Online (from what I hear) is a reasonable alternative. Thanks.
1326.4	IOL better than CIS; remember, no graphics!	OPENED::LIBOVE		`Wed Feb 09 1994 09:33`	12
	Ireland On-Line will be better than CompuServe, as it has full direct internet access, whereas CompuServe (I think) only gateways mail. Some other commercial services may also provide full internet access. In any case, unless your brother is going to set up a SLIP link (much more expensive than a dial-up account), he will not get internet graphics like the World Wide Web, which severely curtails the value of that particular service. Anyway, get him on-line! :-) -Jay