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> > That kind of thing would work, the tricky part is making it work while |
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> > traveling internationally. You basically can't bring a cell phone to |
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> > a place like Costa Rica (for example), you have to buy/rent one there. |
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> > Did you read the fine print when you signed up for the temporary |
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> > Costa Rican cell service at the corner store? Do you have a Costa |
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> > Rican ISP you can dial up to? What are you being charged for |
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> > international calls home? Is there good cell reception where you're |
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> > staying? What is this costing all together? |
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> Sounds more like a Costa Rica problem than a gentoo/gsm/gprs/etc |
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> issue.. When I'm in Barbados on business I can happily use my Rogers |
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> (Canadian GSM) SE W880i as a GPRS modem. Though that requires being |
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> "happy" to pay the rather expensive data roaming charges. So although |
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> I have it with me, it's the backup option. |
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> 802.11 wireless is the primary connectivity. It used to be a huge pain |
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> finding a wireless signal but then I built a WokFi antenna. A wifi USB |
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> adapter, mesh cooking utensil, tripod and usb extension cable can be |
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> sourced for the price of a day or two of satellite access. It all |
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> collapses down nicely and hasn't failed me to date. YMMV |
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That sounds interesting. I had a look at the WokFi wikipedia page. |
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So you have always been able to find an unencrypted signal when you're |
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traveling? How many times has this worked? If you're on business you |
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must be staying in hotels in the middle of town right? |
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- Grant |
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