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What would be required to use my laptop at any Hotel that offers the internet? Sorry for such a foolish question but I hate to bring it from Canada and not be able to use it. Thanks for any help

If you laptop is wifi-enabled and the hotel has wifi, you need nothing else. Otherwise, all you need is a regular network cable, which the hotel will likely be able to provide you.

You also need to make sure your laptop's AC power input can accept 220 volts. And you may need an adapter for the electrical plug.

On top of what the previous poster mentioned, the service may either be free or charged separately. As with most laptops, yours is likely to have a charger/adapter that is a dual-voltage type so it could be used for both 110 or 220 volts.

Bminorca has answered you fine. I only will finish the issue for non eletricians:
* Eletricity is supplied at our houses with different voltages and frequency.
Every country has it owns eleticals standards.
In Brazil we use to receive 120V and 60Hz. The brazilian frequency is 60Hz
I know in Canada and north US they use 25Hz. So if you buy a canadian elec-
trical device you must use some adapter to correct the electrical imput
of your laptop.
* These above notices do not repel all other voltages. Here in Brazil we have
220V (or 360V) as well. So when you want to connect some eletrical device
in other countries you may
know the output standards at the plug you will put the wire. Or you may
burn all your apparatus. And buy some good adapter to correct the electrici-
ty.
* Use to ask to the Hotel manager which standards they use at the wall plug
Cassiovieggore

You can asked the hotel front desk for the adapter/charger for your laptop battery. They usually provide that for free.