Hurrah, something I know something about for a change!

Your son should look to set up an account with an ISP which is a member of
GRIC, an alliance of several hundred ISPs worldwide, with local numbers all
over the world. Easynet are members, as are Demon. When you set up the
account, make it clear that you want 'global roaming'. You just download
the GRIC software, and when you are abroad, click on the GRIC icon instead
of your normal ISPs icon. You then get a vast choice of countries and
cities so you can dial in to somewhere at local cost. Have a look at
www.gric.com for more info.

There is a charge for using GRIC, which your ISP will usually add to your
bill. If I recall rightly, it was a smallish flat fee per month, with
unlimited use during that month.

However, after years of doing this, I got so sick of slow dial up
connections that I now prefer to find an internet cafe and use web-based
email. But if your son is going to very remote places, he may need laptop
access.

Good luck to him!

Lorna


"David Hill" wrote in message
...
Can anyone help?
My son works off shore in many different parts of the world, he is
planning
on getting a laptop and is wondering how he can get e mail without the
cost
of having to use a Mobile phone for the connection which would cost an arm
and a leg.
Does anyone know of a ISP provider that could be accessed from a variety
of
phone numbers around the world at one cost?

His actual words were...... "I need a subscription to an ISP that will
allow
me to be able to plug into a phone line in the Houston crew flat or the
Aberdeen crew flat or a crew flat in which ever other country I happen to
be
in and connect to a local number for my dial up connection. "
All ideas gratefully received

David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk