Dial-up Internet may get a lot easier for customers of a new service called BAMnet Travel.
BAMnet Corp. of Hamilton, N.J., is offering quick, simple and near-universal dial-up service from most phones in the U.S. for a straight fee

of 6.5 cents a minute, charged to a user's home phone or credit card. There is no monthly fee or membership involved.
BAMnet began offering a basic service that automatically bills back to the caller’s phone. The service was intended for people in rural areas who could not get Internet access with a local number, and did not work from pay phones or hotel phones.
The new service, BAMnet Travel, can be used from pay and hotel phones. However, this service requires a call to BAMnet to set up billing and a password.
BAMnet claims its 6.5-cent service applies to 90 percent of U.S. phones, including all those served by major carriers such as Verizon (formerly Bell Atlantic), Bell South, Ameritech, Qwest (US West), Southwestern Bell and Pacific Bell. In other places, added charges may apply, but BAMnet says they will never total more than 10 cents per minute. No special software is required.
BAMnet also claims to save AOL customers money when the nearest access number is a toll call.
The BAMnet charge is a combined toll and Internet access fee. Aside from FCC mandated payphone surcharges, there are no additional costs associated with BAMnet. BAMnet says Internet usage is tracked by a proprietary nationwide telecommunications system; usage appears on a user's local phone bill or credit card statement.
To set up a BAMnet account, call 877-3-BAMnet (877-322-6638).