Playing online for a living week 33

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[TimM]

Sorry to reply to a month old post but ...

When I need to use my laptop in a hotel that has no high speed network, I always check the hotel rates for calls, which are usually listed somewhere in the room. Some have local calling for a flat rate (one I stay at in Philly is .75 per call untimed, and over $10 plus time for long distance). Then I get the phone book out of the desk and find out what exchanges are local (just being in the same area code is not enough), then try to find numbers in those exchanges in AOL's phone number list. Be careful you don't set it to redial too many times then walk away while waiting for a connection - if you get a lot of failed connections, even the .75 or whatever can add up fast.

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I recently visited Chukchansi Indian Casino with my dad. They only had slots and table games, no poker. So I dialed up AOL through the laptop modem and played on Party. I don't know what I was thinking. I thought because I was dialing with my modem that I would not be charged a normal call. But I ended up playing poker for several hours and paying like a $200 phone bill.

Is there anyway to hook up to AOL without paying hotel room charges? You mentioned in your post that you plan to play from your laptop. Is there a way to get around the exorbitant hotel charges?


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