[Hidden-tech] Question about international travel

[ussailis at shaysnet.com]

1. Laptop.

Most laptops have a universal, switching, power supply. As someone said,
look at it. You will often see somethhng like 100 ~ 240V, which means 100
volts to 240 volts. Japan is 100 volts, the UK is 240. It will also have
something like 50 ~ 60 Hz, which is 50 and 60 Hertz. Most, but not all, of
the Americas and Japan is 60 Hz, the ROW is 50 Hz.

2. Internet Cafes are great! The WiFi standard is world-wide, but
implementation is not. 

3.Cell phone

The world is divided into three radio regions, I, II, and III. We are in
Region II. Our frequency bands are different from Region I, Europe. Our
normal cell phones cannot work there. However there are "multiband" phones
that do. If you want one of these, make sure it is works on "GSM." That is
the common standard where you are going.

The cost of using a US, multiband (AKA Triband) phone in Europe is not
cheap. Last time I looked, it was about $2.00/min. Renting a European cell
phone at Logan is the same price. A fellow who I have been working with
says that he has a US Triband phone, and pays a bit less...about $1.00 or
1.50/min. I think he uses verizon. It works just fine into Italy.

Another suggestion is to buy a "trak-phone" there. Unfortunately, the
service you get will be country specific. We have a T-Mobile phone from
Austria, which does not work outside of the country without authorizing it
and paying more $$

Calls within a country in Europe are much less expensive than here, and
cards for these phones are available everywhere.


Jim Ussailis

jim at nationalwireless.com


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From: Jeff Rutherford jeff at jeffrutherford.com
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:38:00 -0500
To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: [Hidden-tech] Question about international travel


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