--- On Tue, 5/24/11, Karanbir Singh <mail-li...@karan.org> wrote:
> From: Karanbir Singh <mail-li...@karan.org> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] OT: wifi, phone, power in India and Malaysia > To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos@centos.org> > Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 10:39 AM > On 05/24/2011 03:29 PM, Richard > Mollel wrote: > >> Am I overlooking any considerations? > > > > YES. A big one for foreign travel people is a GSM > modem, whereby one would use a SIM card from their phone for > internet access. I really doubt that part of the world would > have any dial-up access as you claim. They never caught up > to it, and landline are rarely available. However, GSM 3G > access is abundant, even in the remotest of areas..... > > > > And also, the 3g auction went through in India a few months > back. I > would be very surprised if you had 3g anywhere at the > moment I thought Africa (East to be specific) was supposedly backwards technologically, I do get 3G there...and Indian was supposed to be forefront as far as tech is concerned. Anyways, I would imagine GSM would be available in the remotest of areas in India as it is now in most parts of E.Africa, No? Intention was to highlight the need for a GSM modem, not actual availability of it. Please respond to the original poster if you have further info on availability. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
