[access-uk] Re: Laptop Internet Access while abroad.
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:20:01 +0100
Hi Steve,
The Vodafone simcard lets my wife use her Nokia 6600 phone virtually
world-wide. Same with my N96. But that's not quite the issue.
It's the bit between the laptop and the internet that's the issue.
FWIW, the laptop is an HP with Wireless and Bluetooth.
She understood (as we now know wrongly) that a Vodafone USB dongle
would connect directly and automatically to a Vodafone partner in
Denmark, in the same way as her mobile phone does.
Walking Hotspot "looks" like it may be a solution, but how does it
know who and where to dial in a foreign country. The web page doesn't
seen to give much information on that front.
George.
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve Nutt
Sent: 26 June 2009 14:27
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop Internet Access while abroad.
Hi George,
As I understand it, if you want data in a foreign land, you have to
get a Sim card for that country. I think that is the only way to do it
that I know of anyway.
Having said that, when I went to Cyprus, my Sim just worked.
I don't use dongles though, I use Walking Hotspot,
http://www.walkinghotspot.com <http://www.walkinghotspot.com/> on a
phone.
All the best
Steve
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of George Bell
Sent: Friday 26 June 2009 14:18
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Laptop Internet Access while abroad.
I dare say this question will surprise the mobile phone experts, but
here goes.
My wife travels regularly to Denmark, and was sold a USB dongle by
Vodafone which, she was assured would provide access abroad. Well it
seems the sales person in the Northampton shop was about as bright as
a toc h lamp. Head office assured my wife that this will not work
outside the U.K.
So what do you guys use with your laptops to access the internet and
check mail when sitting on a train in a foreign country?
George.
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