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How to cope with too slow Wi-Fi at hotel?
At first, I thought it would be sort of difficult to answer this. The only options are hotel WiFi and 4G/LTE, and it's not always easy to do much about the speed of those. (Except for the fact that ...
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Is there an "internet anywhere" device I can bring with me to visit the developing world?
I suspect you may be barking up the wrong tree here. In short, satellite Internet is likely vastly more expensive and limited than you expect, while regular old cellular networks are likely far more ...
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How to cope with too slow Wi-Fi at hotel?
There are few workarounds in this situation :
ask the front desk to allocate a room next to a WiFi hot spot. This will allow you to bypass coverage problems (from one room to another, the coverage ...
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Is there an "internet anywhere" device I can bring with me to visit the developing world?
You're overlooking the fact that mobile telephony is a far more efficient way of connecting people in remote areas than is wiring up everyone's home. Governments and telecommunications companies, at ...
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Can I use a personal satellite phone/Internet connection as a passenger in a plane?
Technical Aspects
The key part of the quote about pilots leaving the sat phone on the dash is the 'dash' part. The dash is under a glass surface, which is almost completely transparent to RF signals ...
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How fast is the Internet on board Iceland Air flights?
It will depend a lot on how many other passengers are using the service, not only in your aircraft, but also in other aircrafts within the same region. Icelandair is not throttling the speed ...
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How to cope with too slow Wi-Fi at hotel?
A simple trick to use - especially if browsing the web is very slow, is to change the DNS settings on your laptop for that WiFi connection. I generally use Google's public DNS servers which are 8.8.8....
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How fast is the Internet on board Iceland Air flights?
Below is a screenshot from the flight, flying above Europe:
Download: 7.55 Mbps, Upload: 0.47 Mbps, Ping: 688 ms
I was even able to make a Telegram call onboard without issues. However... once we'...
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Do northern areas in Pakistan have electricity and Internet?
Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly "Northern Areas") is a very large, thinly populated and extremely mountainous area, so conditions will vary widely.
The larger towns in the area have mobile phone ...
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How to cope with too slow Wi-Fi at hotel?
I can only tell you what I do. First, pick a chain of hotels and stick with them. I always stay at a certain band of hotels and this gives me the ability to know going in that I am less likely to have ...
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Who is a good provider for mobile internet in Switzerland?
It is not correct that you cannot buy a SIM Card if you are not Swiss. You can, and many do every day.
The best coverage in Switzerland is offered by Swisscom (especially in more remote areas). ...
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Any free WiFi facility in Germany (Munich and Frankfurt Central Stations) or any closed place nearby?
Yes. DB, the German railway company, offers Wifi hotspot service at selected important stations which allow free surfing for 30 minutes. According to their page (in German; cannot find an English ...
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Is there an "internet anywhere" device I can bring with me to visit the developing world?
The other answers highlight why mobile networks might actually be your best bet for connectivity. LTE is available in all but the most remote places. I'd only consider satellite service as an ...
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What is currently the most reliable VPN for China?
The most reliable VPN would be the one you host yourself at your home router. You might not get a very good speed, but it will be the most resilient against getting blocked.
To start, a bit of info ...
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How to cope with too slow Wi-Fi at hotel?
You can get a better Wi-Fi antenna. A lot of wireless issues are simply due to poor coverage and crappy access points (consumer-grade gear is garbage and OSes are way too optimistic about displaying ...
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If I go to Singapore, where can I get internet for my cellphone?
There is a free Wifi system, which is available at many locations around Singapore called Wireless@SG.
To connect to the network you need to be able to receive a SMS to a mobile phone (not ...
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How available is Internet in Sierra Leone?
3G internet in Sierra Leone (which I'm currently using to write this answer :-)) is surprisingly good in Freetown, major cities like Bo and most spots on the peninsula. It's expensive by international ...
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Is there somewhere in Addis Ababa a visitor can get online during an internet shutdown?
This is an anecdotal answer but, because of what I state in my last paragraph, I believe my answer holds for more than just one occasion.
I have been living in Addis Ababa since February, and I was ...
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How to cope with too slow Wi-Fi at hotel?
A USB WiFi dongle on a long lead can allow you to maximise your WiFi signal without you having to sit on top of the wardrobe or in some other daft place. I've been known to hang it out of the window ...
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russian women asking for $2000.00 to show athorities she has enough money for her trip
Short answer: Stop sending her money and go to the authorities!
Long answer: This is a known scam to get money out of people who are looking for a loved one. There are a lot of other people who have ...
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How to cope with too slow Wi-Fi at hotel?
This obviously doesn't apply everywhere, but some hotels have ethernet ports in the rooms. If you bring an ethernet cable (and a USB or Thunderbolt ethernet adaptor if you laptop lacks a dedicated ...
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Do U.S. RV parks have high-speed internet facilities?
I've been full timing in my RV across the US this past year, and I work online, so this is my personal experience.
99% of the RV parks will have free, shared internet access. I run speedtests at each ...
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Who is a good provider for mobile internet in Switzerland?
Depending on your german provider, you can get a roaming package for Switzerland.
As far as I know, Telekom includes Switzerland in der general roaming package. Other providers offer additional ...
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Is there an "internet anywhere" device I can bring with me to visit the developing world?
To expand on the "cellular" part of the equation, I use a device from Skyroam (no affiliation) which basically gets a virtual local sim for you. It's not cheap if you want a lot of data, but ...
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Where can I find a decent place to do remote work in Addis Ababa?
Look for co-working space.
Google seems to returns one co-working space in Adis Ababa.
https://www.coworker.com/ethiopia/addis-ababa/iceaddis
There might be more spaces like that, but this one ...
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Do U.S. RV parks have high-speed internet facilities?
I agree with @johnh10, I've been a fulltime RVer for the past 3 years (living in my camper and traveling the country with my family). I work a normal 9-5 job doing programming work.
RV park wifi is ...
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Getting around Google reliance while in China
The easy way around the Great Firewall is to use a VPN, which tunnels your traffic out of the country and thus lets you use Western services normally. The only catch is that you have to install the ...
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Are there commercial airplanes on which I can access the Internet from my mobile phone?
Yes, many airlines provide internet access on their flights. The plane connects to the internet by satellite and makes a WiFi network available for passengers.
Usually, you have to pay to use it, and ...
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Is there an "internet anywhere" device I can bring with me to visit the developing world?
Something I have done in Thailand out in the country is I took an unlocked MiFi unit (purchased cheap on eBay) with me and get a local operator SIM card to put in it when I get there, then I taped the ...
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