laptop web access travelling

William Black wrote:
> "Mike....." <mikexclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1r2tjnx7lr6vr$.1qmppyp8clhma$.dlg@40tude.net. ..
>> i've never done this before, people talk about wifi, but i tend to go to
>> end of the road type places where i doubt its about much. Can you use a
>> web
>> aware mobile to feed data to a laptop?
>
> Depends on where you are in the world.
>
> In some places there's CDMA mobile broadband rather than GSM.
>
> It's pretty hard to get far from a McDonalds unless you're somewhere pretty
> remote, and they claim that all branches have WiFi now...
>
> I've always found that even if you do get to the end of the road there's
> usually a cyber cafe within a couple of miles of wherever you are unless
> you're somewhere remote in Asia.
>
>
Not spent much time in the Highlands, have you?

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:48 -0400, S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku>
wrote:

>William Black wrote:
>> "Mike....." <mikexclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:1r2tjnx7lr6vr$.1qmppyp8clhma$.dlg@40tude.net. ..
>>> i've never done this before, people talk about wifi, but i tend to go to
>>> end of the road type places where i doubt its about much. Can you use a
>>> web
>>> aware mobile to feed data to a laptop?
>>
>> Depends on where you are in the world.
>>
>> In some places there's CDMA mobile broadband rather than GSM.
>>
>> It's pretty hard to get far from a McDonalds unless you're somewhere pretty
>> remote, and they claim that all branches have WiFi now...
>>
>> I've always found that even if you do get to the end of the road there's
>> usually a cyber cafe within a couple of miles of wherever you are unless
>> you're somewhere remote in Asia.
>>
>>
>Not spent much time in the Highlands, have you?

You spotted the lack of gnat bits?
--

Martin

Mike..... wrote:
> Following up to William Black
>
>> It's pretty hard to get far from a McDonalds unless you're somewhere pretty
>> remote, and they claim that all branches have WiFi now...
>
> heehee we will see, this might be like The Horne trying to prove I could
> take my trips by PT :-)
>
>> I've always found that even if you do get to the end of the road there's
>> usually a cyber cafe within a couple of miles of wherever you are
>
> Lets try Unst?
> The McDonalds store locator showed nothing for Shetland at all, so call
> that three ferries to Aberdeen and 24 hours.
> I wouldnt be surprised if there wasnt a WiFi signal at the Wild Bean Cafe
> on Yell, its that sort of place, so thats just one ferry :-)
>
> Wasdale Head?
> Whitehaven, a 20 mile drive. But I can get a mobile signal by a three mile
> drive and hold phone up in air...or climb a hill with the laptop, LOL!
>
> Uist?
> I weas shocked, I put in Uist and it gave a choice of three areas, but LOL
> whichever one I picked it said no store LOL
>
> Skye?
> I'll let you guess :-)
>
> I think its mobile!

Our wifi works at least to the end of the drive - but we don't provide
open access. Come to tea, and we'll even let you use the printer...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:11:49 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:48 -0400, S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku>
>wrote:
>
>>William Black wrote:
>>> "Mike....." <mikexclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:1r2tjnx7lr6vr$.1qmppyp8clhma$.dlg@40tude.net. ..
>>>> i've never done this before, people talk about wifi, but i tend to go to
>>>> end of the road type places where i doubt its about much. Can you use a
>>>> web
>>>> aware mobile to feed data to a laptop?
>>>
>>> Depends on where you are in the world.
>>>
>>> In some places there's CDMA mobile broadband rather than GSM.
>>>
>>> It's pretty hard to get far from a McDonalds unless you're somewhere pretty
>>> remote, and they claim that all branches have WiFi now...
>>>
>>> I've always found that even if you do get to the end of the road there's
>>> usually a cyber cafe within a couple of miles of wherever you are unless
>>> you're somewhere remote in Asia.
>>>
>>>
>>Not spent much time in the Highlands, have you?
>
>You spotted the lack of gnat bits?

bites! Real ladies don't spot gnat bits.
--

Martin

William Black wrote:
> "S Viemeister" <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote in message
>> William Black wrote:
>>>
>>> It's pretty hard to get far from a McDonalds unless you're somewhere
>>> pretty remote, and they claim that all branches have WiFi now...
>>> I've always found that even if you do get to the end of the road there's
>>> usually a cyber cafe within a couple of miles of wherever you are unless
>>> you're somewhere remote in Asia.
>>>
>>>

>> Not spent much time in the Highlands, have you?

>
> Not many in the Kalahari either, or the Gobi come to that.
>
> There are plenty of McDonalds in the Highlands and there's one on Lerwick.


A number of them live just down the road from me......

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:30:58 -0400, S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku>
wrote:

>William Black wrote:
>> "S Viemeister" <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote in message
>>> William Black wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It's pretty hard to get far from a McDonalds unless you're somewhere
>>>> pretty remote, and they claim that all branches have WiFi now...
>>>> I've always found that even if you do get to the end of the road there's
>>>> usually a cyber cafe within a couple of miles of wherever you are unless
>>>> you're somewhere remote in Asia.
>>>>
>>>>
>
>>> Not spent much time in the Highlands, have you?
>
>>
>> Not many in the Kalahari either, or the Gobi come to that.
>>
>> There are plenty of McDonalds in the Highlands and there's one on Lerwick.
>
>
>A number of them live just down the road from me......
>

ROFL good one!
--

Martin

"William Black" <william.black@.uk> kirjoitti
viestissä:g64q8u$6pq$1@registered.motzarella.org.. .
>
>
> There are plenty of McDonalds in the Highlands and there's one on Lerwick.
>
A few establishments are running in Helsinki too. They have been
unprofitable all their lifetime (I can understand why it is so). The losses
are covered by funds from the company headquarters in the US.

Mike..... wrote:
> Following up to S Viemeister
>
>> Our wifi works at least to the end of the drive - but we don't provide
>> open access. Come to tea, and we'll even let you use the printer...
>
> thank you! I might as well use your PC in that case :-)

We keep a spare (old) laptop for use by visitors, as well as lots of
detailed local maps and books on the area.

Mike..... wrote:
> Following up to Mike.....
>
>> for some reason I found this subject interesting.
>
> I'll just carry on my delvings as a private thread :-)
>
> The Lake of Menteith is the most northerly natural lake in Scotland.


Hmmmm.......