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Can anyone tell me if there is a need for a phone adapter plug to accommodate connecting a US laptop into an Irish phone line? If so, where can they be purchased?

Thanks in advance.

Pat

Loads of information on phone plugs can be found here. It says that Ireland does use the standard RJ-11 plug, the same as the US, though I could have sworn the plugs in my house in Galway looked different...never used them, since we didn't have a landline there, though. Disable the "check for dial-tone" feature, and you'll stand a chance of connecting.

Note that the UK, including Northern Ireland, uses different plugs and you will need an adaptor there.

All in all, though, its far more reliable to find a wireless network or high speed RJ-45 connection to hook up to, since those are international standards.

Modem connections seem to be the same stateside as they are here. I never had a problem plugging my US-bought computers into the phone jacks here.

Ethernet is an international standard as well.

Wireless broadband is really taking off here, so you mightn't even need a modem as long as you have wireless and network cards.

-sean