Questions tagged [wifi]
Questions regarding accessing Wireless Interned while traveling.
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How reliable are portable WiFi hotspots in Japan?
Instead of getting a prepaid SIM chip, I'm thinking of renting a mobile wifi hotspot. I've found these two so far. Two questions:
Are these reliable? I will be mostly in the big cities.
If I'm not ...
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Are there electrical plugs and/or wifi in Japanese shinkansen?
Do the Shinkansen trains have wifi? How about electrical plugs?
If it depends on the train, these are the ones I'll be taking:
Hikari 546 (Hiroshima->Shin-Kobe)
Hikari 470 (Shin-Kobe->Tokyo)
Max ...
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Overview of wireless in airports?
This summer I travelled by plane a lot. At some airports there was Internet available, but at many I couldn't find any free Internet access. Is there something like an overview available that lists as ...
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Free Wi-Fi / available power / cashless food facilities in LAX airport?
I've got a stopover of a few hours in LAX on Monday evening.
Firstly, I assume I'll be spending some of that time in customs, getting my bag, being searched, probed and whatnot.
However, after all ...
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Do all German airports lack free wifi?
I've just been talking to another traveller who was particularly grumpy about Munich airport not having free wifi when he was there recently.
Now I seem to recall that Germany has pretty strict laws ...
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Are there restaurants or cafes with Wi-Fi in Shkodër, Albania?
Here in Shkodër Albania my hotel doesn't have Wi-Fi and there aren't many tourists to ask.
I can find lots of bar/cafes and lots of internet places with no coffee or food offered.
But what I can't ...
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Is there any way of evaluating the quality of a hotel's internet connection in advance?
I'm on the road a lot for work. I tend to end up staying at a lot of budget chain hotels that offer free wi-fi. So far so good. But sadly, not all wi-fi is created equal. The past few weeks I've been ...
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Are there prepaid mobile data plans in China?
When I was in the US I got a 3G data plan for the iPad which was only 25$ for 2 Gb which lasts a month.
I was wondering if there are any similar offerings in China or if its better to wait to get ...
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Is there a resource to find free, open wifi hotspots?
It would be great to know where free, publicly accessible (municipal or otherwise) hotspots are when travelling in foreign cities. Does such a utility exist (website/app etc.)?
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Is there wifi in Astana Airport (Kazakhstan)?
I have several hours stopover there tomorrow night. I'm debating sleeping in the airport or sleeping in a hotel - I can sleep anywhere, but if there's wifi in the airport that would seal the deal for ...
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