In Trinidad, our Casa Particular, and The Internet! we could use on the family’s computer attached to a dial-up modem attached to the wall. That’s a motor-scooter in its parking place by the internet.
The host here was a woman who told us ‘I have connections’ and she had the look of woman who definitely had connections.
The thing about the internet is that you can find it at the upscale hotels and there’s the occasional café or private connection, but we were a group of four people and finding time for a singular activity like searching out the internet just didn’t happen.