PH on my Hols

[rich 36]

How am i going to cope without PH for a fortnight?
take my laptop with me so how do i connect my mobile to it...

[plotloss]

Via IrDA...

Matt.

[rich 36]

Technically challenged mate, please explain slowly.

[plotloss]

Ok things to check.

Can your tariff do data?
Does your mobile have a built in IrDA (Infra Red) and Modem?
Does your laptop have IrDA?

Matt.

[tuffer]

Depends where you are going, I was in Vail last month and they had FREE Internet access in the On-Mountain Restaurants. Deep joy, ski-surf-ski-surf-beer-beer-beer-beer etc!

[dazren]

Cyber cafe most days for an hour or so together with vast quantities of San Miguel.

DAZ

[judas]

Get one of these or these

[Agent006]

What type of hotel are you staying in? Most european business ones have the odd computer or six dotted around the place.

[rich 36]

have no idea where i'm going or when, but unlikely to be hotel thinking villa/chalet maybee, house hunting in Espana most likely

[rich 36]

Judas, i only use a mobile with built in speaker keep calls to a minimum to avoid roasting brain etc quite paranoid actually about technology

[dazren]

rich 36 said: have no idea where i'm going or when, but unlikely to be hotel thinking villa/chalet maybee, house hunting in Espana most likely

If you are in the area I know of Cyber cafes in Marbella and Puerto Banus.

DAZ

[rich 36]

right to solve problem, have bought the new Nokia
D211 card for laptop, unfortunately played the hell up with freeserve at home, and does'nt actually connect to anything itself, Ahemm, any takers?

[rich 36]

right now it does, wheyhey..

[dontlift]

Saddo

But I like your style, my missus checks the suitcases for hidden PDA's / Laptops etc when we go away

[whitechimp500]

Last time we were on hols in Cyprus,had net acces in the hotel,spent about an hour every evening on PH (you know that time,before you go out for the evening meal,while the mrs is still getting ready in the room - so you nip downstairs to the bar , for a cheeky pint or two ).
Anyway,looking back at my posts from that time , its quite obvious that i was pi55ed most of the time.
Example post "should i remove the roof from my 309Gti to lighten it further ?".
Might holiday in a tent , in a remote part of the Shetlands, this year to avoid any more PH embarresment .

[david010167]

I have the SPV, and although you can surf Pistonheads on it, it is slow and the screen real state is too small for such a large site.

However, I use the Irda with my Pocket PC running IE and that works fine.


David

judas said: Get one of these or these

[rich 36]

Question how do you shield screeen on laptop, from harsh sunlight/beach scenario? "perhaps we should be going somewhere less, well you know sunny darling!"

[plotloss]

rich 36 said: Question how do you shield screeen on laptop, from harsh sunlight/beach scenario? "perhaps we should be going somewhere less, well you know sunny darling!"

Glad you got it sorted Rich!

In response to the sunlight issue simply find a busty holiday maker to stand over your laptop creating a handy and visually appealing techno-parasol...

Matt.