Internet Access
Internet Cafes are fine when on 100% tourist mode but many of us have work to do in tourist downtime. Typically hotels in Europe, U.S., Australia or Asia have net access in your room so you just plug in & go. Often it is broadband access- about $10U.S. per day is typical. Some cities like Singapore have Wi-Fi (wireless broadband) everywhere (over 150 "hot spots" there). Not so in Noumea... BE WARNED the ISP fees in Noumea are deadly. Dial up is possible via a local ISP (Lagoon) but it is the most expensive on the planet. I paid over $200 US ($500 AUS) for 4 hours dial up over my week's stay.. they initially wanted to charge $1000 Aus (70,000 Francs)!! The non-work user can cope with internet cafe access to non-secure mail (Hotmail etc), but few options for business access. Ensure you direct your email to a web based address, or ask your sys admin to enable a web front end, or arrange...
