Is It Safe To Do This?

[mikren]

Is it safe to place internet wagers from a public internet cafe? I am traveling to Australia soon and am wondering if I will be able to get my bets in. Since I don't have any Aussie accounts, the only way would be to access some of my accounts over the internet from a public internet room. I am wondering if this might allow someone else to access my accounts after I am done.

[ShiftySheik]

As long as you quit your browser when finished, you'll be fine.

[sportshobby]

And don't do anything dumb, like checking the "remember this password in my list" box, or letting someone look over your shoulder while you key in passwords.

[Underdog7]

Why do you have to use the ineternet? Can't you just call it in?

[DeacDoug]

Had no problem wagering from NZ, Thailand, and India earlier this year. As you might suspect, the internet connections got slower in descending order. Stick with books that have simple, no-nonsense servers. Time differences are a problem for overnight sports like hoops and hockey. Missed a Columbia-Cornell hoops winner that way, but got it when teams played again the next week. Scoresandodds is an example of a simple operation that gives you basic odds and scores. If that won't work, you'll probably have trouble getting your bet in.

[jlpblade]

I've never surfed in public places before, but wouldn't you want to clear the browser cache, temp files, etc.?

Aussievamp, what do you think, oh internet-developer-esteemed-one?

Jeff

[DrunkenGoon]

Mikren - I placed bets using Internet Cafee's while in Europe for the World Cup a couple of summers ago... You should not have any problems from Australia, as long as you can find one of these bloody places. If you know where you're going, check in advance or check at the tourist office and they will tell you where they are. I've placed bets from about 8-10 countries at the time (1998) and didn't have one problem...

ShiftySheik's suggestion is a good one... Make sure you use a browser you're familiar with and end the session when you're done. This is one time when having one of those books with timeouts is a good thing...

At least you won't have to deal with "modified" keyboards, try finding the q key on a german or danish keyboard LOL Even worse in Greece...

Happy travels...

[This message has been edited by DrunkenGoon (edited 11-17-2000).]

[AussieVamp2]

Originally posted by Underdog7:
Why do you have to use the ineternet? Can't you just call it in?

Research? You certainly aren't going to be able to look up stats and scores in other media here.

[AussieVamp2]

Originally posted by DrunkenGoon:
You should not have any problems from Australia, as long as you can find one of these bloody places.

It depends where you are going to go too, somewhere small, you'll be phone betting, Melbourne, for example, has tons of them to cater to the squillions of backpackers/students/tourists.

[AussieVamp2]

Originally posted by jlpblade:
I've never surfed in public places before, but wouldn't you want to clear the browser cache, temp files, etc.?

Aussievamp, what do you think, oh internet-developer-esteemed-one?

Jeff

Certainly can't hurt, if you can. Likewise make sure no-one watching passwords etc., the usual deal.

[mikren]

Thanks for all the replies. I'll be mostly in Adelaide and Sydney and it seems there is plenty of public internet access available. I'm more concerned about getting all my contest picks in (why waste a whole season on these things if you have to miss a week?), but I figured while I'm at it, I might as well get real bets in as well.