7-4 Traveling TipsUsing Your ModemWhether you are on a business trip or vacation, connecting to the Internet while youtravel can be expensive and frustrating unless you are prepared. Here are some tips onhow to avoid frustration and expense while on the road.1. Before leaving home, check with your Internet Service Provider to see if it has:! a local access number at your point of destination.! a toll-free number that can also save you money.In the absence of a local ISP access number or toll-free number, charging the call toyour home phone can be less expensive than charging the call to your hotel room.2. Prepare your system for phone line access in another country.! Line access outside of a hotel may require the addition of a “9” preceding thephone number string. Be sure to modify your dial-up connection, as required.! To circumvent unusual dial tone sounds sometimes encountered in hotels, youmay have to modify a modem configuration setting to ignore the dial tone. Fordetails specific to your modem, refer to the AT command section of yourmodem user’s guide.3. Always check the phone line to determine whether or not it is digital vs. analog.NEVER use your modem with a digital phone line. Doing so can destroy yourmodem!4. Use AT&T’s Worldwide Calling Guide, a resource that provides instructions fordealing with unfamiliar phone systems. For more information about the callingguide, access the web site at http:/www.att.com/traveler/.
