First there are a few general things you might want to do before you try to "get connected". Click the general for this introductory information. Beetle Bailey author Mort Walker's General Amos T. Halftrack, that is. He's always been my favorite general. Well, once you've put together the gear mentioned in the general info and set up the suggested connections, you then get to the various ways to connect cheaply -- or FREE. I've included them below, each with a picture to click on -- in keeping with the tradition of this website ... lol. And speaking of tradition, all these photos are from a really fine Route 66 website -- Click the map at the bottom to go see more.