Re: Europe

[Duncan Anderson <duncangareth@yahoo.co.uk>]

On Wednesday, 10 May 2006 00:43, David Johnson wrote:
> We're travelling to Europe for a year and would like to setup a Debian
> Laptop. For those Europeans out there, what technologies have you found to
> work well?  We're currently exploring the high speed wireless cards that
> include UMNTS, and 3G.  Specifically we'll be heading to Italy,
> Switzerland, and the UK. Any thoughts comments on the best ways to connect
> to the Internet for mobile users of Debian would be great.
>
> --David

Well, I can tell you about Switzerland and the UK(London). There are many wifi 
hotspots in London, and you should have no trouble at all, especially in the 
West End. 3G is also well supported. I would suggest that you have a variety 
of options handy. Internet cafes and coffee bars are probably the best 
places.

In Switzerland, make sure you have an ethernet cable as well as a dialup modem 
as well as wireless, because, depending on where you are, you may have to 
resort to any of them. Dialup access to the internet is free from any phone 
in Switzerland. Ask at any Swisscom office for info. In general, hotel 
concierges are your friends when it comes to finding out about local 
connectivity issues. 

cheers
Duncan

		
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