european connect?
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- lilbabyarm
I'm going to be touring europe for about 2 months... all over. so I want to be online with my laptop I have mac or pc... how would it all work? does wifi use the same signal in the US and europe? the 802.11b or whatever that is? can someone please advise?
- unfittoprint0
I have D-Link wifi here, It didn't include different specifications for US residents.
But I could be wrong. You should check your hardware FAQs...
- Captain0
yeah here's a tip.
Don't go to old Europe.
- Captain0
Boycott old Europe. I like Europeans but their governments are as backwards as the hicks here in middle America.
- kezza_20
ha ha
burp
- dave_bxcr0
its no wonder some americans cant make the european connection
- chossy0
silly yankie doodle
- lilbabyarm0
anybody know what the dealio?
- ribit0
its all the same dammit... you can even roam on wi-fi if you have the right sort of account...
- ribit0
except in france...
In France you'll have to add 'le' and 'fidelite-sans-wirés' to the login script...
- ribit0
but seriously... you should be able to find enough wi-fi hotspots in cafes...theres online directories showing where to connect worldwide.
and you do have other options like GPRS (assuming you have a GPS compatible phone and the right sort of account, with global roaming switched on... (expensive per MB though)
and then theres always AOL dial in with local numbers everywhere on the planet...
and in Germany at least they have dialup ISP's where the ISP charge is added to the call charge, so you just need to know the number, and the generic user/password combo (no sign up required)...
- lilbabyarm0
ok... yeah I haven't been to europe since the 80's. So if I bring my G4 400 laptop I should be cool to hit some cafés?
- ribit0
"yeah I haven't been to europe since the 80's."
luckily they invented the internet since then... you won't have a problem.
- kodap0
don't forget to buy an european standard Ac adapter for your laptop
we don't use these ones:
- ribit0
You dont need an a/c adapter, just a simple travel plug adapter ($2)