Information Gateway Services is offering to our traveling customers the option of logging in locally without getting long distance charges.

Click here for a list of cities where we have Pop's (Points Of Presence), and the access phone number for each location.

Instructions:
The IGS roamer system is simple to use. All you need to do is append /loc to the end of your username, where loc is the abbreviation for your home location.

If your account is at IGS Hawkesbury, the suffix would be /hawk, and at all other locations, the abbreviation is the part of your email address between the @ sign and the first period.

For example, if your email address is abc@hawk.igs.net, then your suffix is /hawk. If you're not sure what your abbreviation is, you should be able to find it in the table of Pop's.

When you go to another IGS city, simply dial the local access number.

Note that if you dial in and enter a suffix to use the roaming system, the server will not give you the choice of SLIP, PPP or Shell. You can only use PPP on a romaing connection, and furthermore, if you have a static IP at home, you will not have it in the remote location. You will be assigned an IP address dynamically.

Pricing:
The first 3 hours (per month) are free, however after that you will be charged a $1.00 per hour roaming charge.

Questions:
If you have any other questions about IGS's roaming service, please contact your local IGS office. 1-613-632-4075 or support@hawk.igs.net