Internet
For the modern traveler or tourist the internet is our connection to home, the
way we communicate, talk, plan, find a room, book a flight or just chat with
other people on the planet.
For the Traveler the primary issues are to:
- Is the internet available in this country?
- How much does one hour of internet access cost in this country?
- Will I be able to find an internet cafe?
- How much does the internet cost in this country?
- Is it available everywhere or only in the biggest cities?
- Is there WIFI or wireless connections or Hotspots available?
Warning!
"The Big Internet Access Myth."
"Europe has great internet access!"
"The USA has great internet access!"
5 TYPES OF ACCESS
1. Internet Cafe - Probably the best and easy.
2. Wifi or Hotspot Hopping. - This is very difficult to find
3. Internet in Hotel - Test this before you rent the room, test the room you
wish to use.
4. Cell Phone - In countries like Thailand or the Philippines you maybe be able
to access the internet by purchasing an internet connection that connects to
cell.
Thailand:
http://www.ais.ao.th/eng/index.html
5. Satellite or Bgan Systems - Cost is about 2000 USA for unit and 10 dollars
per meg of transfer, please take note and ask which continents it works on or
with.
Europe and the USA have great Internet access for the Home number one, and
terrible for number two.
While Asia and the Americas have great number two, and maybe a bigger problem on
number two.A TRAVELER wants number two, not number one, so when you here.
"Europe has great internet access, or the USA has great Internet
Thanks from Andy of HoboTraveler.com, the internet is my lifeline to the world.
RELATED LINKS -
Communications
Telephone
Andy's Favorites:
- Hot Spot Finder - WIFI
Hot
Spot Locator
- Email - mail.yahoo.com I
recommend - the paid service is worth the money.
You can manage 5 or more pop accounts from
one inbox.
- E-mail Starter Page.
- Search
Google.com
- Wiring for travelers
Kropla.com
WARNING! Take great care when you encounter these programs.
These capture passwords, usernames and could capture your Credit Card
Number.
- Gator
- Keylogger
- Please send others
CONTACT
Annoyances and cause problems, plus devalue the time used.
Dashbar Toolbar
Pop Up Blockers although it sounds good is an annoyance and increases
the problems, you may lose data you have entered when it stops a program
from functioning as normal.
TIPS ON SUBJECT
INTERNET
074
Electricity - Worst Case Scenario
012a HOTMAIL WARNING TIP: Bulk Mail
can be Dangerous
036 10 ways to Find Internet Cafe.
024 Computers! Why I carry a Rock around?
And the reasons Compaq Computers should give me a free new computer?
022 How to make a telephone call? aaagh?
012b These no longer work.
Dialpad.com - Hottelephone.com Internet telephone does.
116
E-mail on the road.
Wireless connection problems
- Post
problems and solutions here
HOBO BLOG POST
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Hobo Blog discussion of GSM and with a call back system
- COMPUTER
024 Computers! Why I carry a “Rock”
around? And the reasons Compaq Computers should give me a new computer.
Log of problems I have had with my computer
How to maintain a computer in an internet
cafe?
How to connect your laptop
computer inside an Internet Cafe?
What I worry about my computer when traveling?
GENERAL LINKS
E-mail Help Pages
hobotraveler.com/email.shtml
INTERNET ACCESS
Airport:
Aerzone.com
T-mobile.net
Germany
CELL PHONE
Thailand Ais.ao.th
CHAT
Yahoo Messenger Download
Hotmail Messenger Download
Gmail.com Talk
BIRTHDAY REMINDER SERVICES
BirthdayAlarm.com
Business's that provide direct access
GPRS Cell Phone Access to Internet
Taniwha.org.uk A list of
companies in countries of world that include the GPRS connection.
Hotel rooms
HOT SPOTS FINDER - WIFI
I am presently using a Canary, it tells me whether the internet access is
open or close, however in the airports it says they are open, however does not
say if I need to pay.
Intel.jiwire.com
Jiwire.com/search-hotspot-locations.htm
Hotspot-locations.com
22crawford.com
Zdnet.co.uk
Internet Cafe's & Access
Internet access at telephone companies
Searching for information help:
ferretsoft.com
Recommended
copernic.com Recommended
Searches for Related Links
alexa.com
flyswat.com
Searches online Multi-Engine Search
dogpile.com
askjeeves.com
askscott.com
Normal Search Engines:
altavista.com
yahoo.com
google.com
webcrawler.com
Glossary of Internet Terms
matisse.net
Glossary of Chat Acronyms Abbreviation -
Meaning
Chat Terms
Wireless Connection Problems
Post problems and
solutions here
WIFI ANTENNAE
cantenna.com
wifi-plus.com/pages/8/index.htm
oreillynet.com/lpt/wlg/448
turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html
sympatico.ca/dugtan/wireless/lego_antenna.htm
wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/2221601
http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/CategoryHowTo
WIFI SNIFFERS - GADGETS TO FIND HOTSPOTS
Smartid.com.sg/
Worldwide Access to the Internet
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Hobo Blog discussion of GSM and with a call back system