laptopnomad

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 Traveling overland through the Middle-East and Asia with a laptop.

Recent activity

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Problem with Vodaphone "dongle" in the Travel Tech Branch

    I'm all too familiar with Internet prepaid balance suddenly hitting the payment threshold - sort of a prepaid bill shock. ...
    4 months ago

  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called 3G cell phone internet in poland in the Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus Branch

    Recently visited Poland - and got myself connected to the internet with a prepaid internet data SIMcard....
    4 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Movies on Laptop in the Travel Tech Branch

    A counter measure against exposure of info on your laptop disk is plausible deniability...
    5 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Travelling with a laptop...any tips? in the Travel Tech Branch

    The tips you're after depends a bit what the laptop is worth to you on your journey. In case you want full anticipation on total loss -...
    5 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Watt hours? in the Travel Tech Branch

    Here's a bit about laptop batteries and the amount of power needed to recharge...
    5 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called SimCard in the Travel Tech Branch

    There's no silver bullet simcard for all euro countries with the cheapest rates. Research each country before you go. When crossing borders...
    5 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called cell phone and internet Turkey in the Travel Tech Branch

    The registering process should be done when buying the prepaid simcard. Once done you're fine. Yes takes a bit of time, and as i found out...
    5 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Problems with Toshiba laptop in the Travel Tech Branch

    Defrag the system pagefile (http://www.laptop-junction.com/toast/content/fast-hardware-slow-windows) - make sure it's on auto-size so...
    6 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Best make of tablet/portable computer? in the Travel Tech Branch

    Panasonic Toughbook - it's one of the choices in the rugged laptop market...
    6 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called What to get for international calling in the Travel Tech Branch

    Unfortunately there's no one-stop solution to get the cheapest calling / cellular internet rates for all European countries. Buying a local...
    6 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called mobile phones/SIM cards in France and SE Asia in the Travel Tech Branch

    The DIY variant is buying a local simcard - based on a bit of research of the prepaid ...
    6 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Charging Multiple Electronics - One USB power convertor in the Travel Tech Branch

    The Amps rating is exactly the issue. To get the right amount of Amps is to add the Amps rating of all single AC mains chargers and find...
    8 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Experience with Morocco 3G internet service? in the Travel Tech Branch

    Have a look at ...
    9 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 3G in remote part of Spain?! in the Travel Tech Branch

    Don't expect 3G in rural / remote regions in Spain. At best it's 2G/2.5G (GPRS/EDGE), usually it's none. Bigger cities all have 3G - HSPA...
    10 months ago

  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called 3G router experience - GlobeSurfer III in the Travel Tech Branch

    For those travelling by campervan, motorhome, RV or boat, here's my experience with the GlobeSurfer III - a 3G router with external antenna...
    11 months ago

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