best cell phone and computer access when travelling? I will be travelling all over the states by car.?
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In the US, I've heard the best cellular internet access is by Verizon.  If you use it too much, it will charge a lot.  Make sure you read the fine print when you sign up and figure out how much you'll use it so you'll know how much it will cost you.  I don't know how to connect the phone to your computer so your computer can get on the internet though.  Ask a sales rep.  If they can't help you, you might be out of luck.
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passport cover and tickets to somewhere?\nhandbag?\ndiary/journal\njacket?
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Go to different locations
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I'm sure you can hit up computer and internet cafes while you're in India to check your mail and whatnot. I don't think searching for a wireless solution for only a month will be worth your time and money.
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What other travelling options other than by bus are you considering? If you're travelling by train or plane then it'll be faster.
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go to the states.pick n choose.
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yea you can have a scanner and listen to anything you want. You can listen to all radio frequencies in the united states cause any radio transmission going through the air is PUBLIC info, you just cannot interfere with them. the only limitation i know is that you cannot have a scanner in your car because they consider that a burglary tool, in minnesota at least. One interesting fact tho is in canada you can LEGALLY hack into U.S. Cell phones, the FCC can only control the U.S. Canada has no FCC limitations, no CB watt limits or anything of that matter. You can do what you want up there!
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go to travel.yahoo.com
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so far,a cellular contract is the best way to go.\ni'll pray you have coverage...
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princess,\n\nBusses are reasonably safe.  Don't put yourself in a position where you can be unsafe, though.  Put your purse in a safe place if you sleep, don't take a bathroom break alone, etc.\n\nGood luck with your trip.\nC
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OF COURSE you need a PC.. try to go somewhere without cars but you have some petrol.....
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cricket if you have in your area. google it. They are most places now.\n2 lines unlimed talk time 600 min long dist. with id and text and message box\nlocal to your area has to be in range. long dis USA and other places. But went on a trip in nov. and you can get roaming min for 5.00 extra in what they call flex bucket.\n2 phones about 80.00 for the features we have. worked pretty good.\ntried cingular and the bill got outragous  - charge to connect call and when someone called you.\nhad cricket for 3 years #1 in my phone book
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hello. I don't know, can I? maybe you should buy me a cell phone and a car first.
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There are a few ways to go wireless:\n\n1. You can use the suggestions others have had and sign up for a standard cable modem or DSL service. Many providers will give you a modem that has wireless support. That's a great solution. \n\n2. If your cable modem / DSL service doesn't include a wireless, you can buy a wireless router for about $50 at any office supply / big box store. They come with instructions and installation discs, so just about anyone who can use a computer can get connected. You just connect the wireless router to your cable / DSL modem, follow the instructions, and you're wireless.\n\n3. The big cellular companies all offer wireless Internet connections on their networks. For something like $60 a month, you can use your connection anyplace they have cell phone service. This is especially great if you travel a lot, and need a reliable connection no matter where you go.\n\n4. Most coffee shops, hotels/ motels and many highway service areas offer free and open wireless Internet. That's not reliable, per se, but it is easy to find.\n\nAll that said, your wireless laptop should tell you about every wireless network it can find when it first starts up, and ask you if you want to connect to it. Just say yes and the PC should take care of the rest.
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Cool question. GPS (satellite) navigation is totally interesting.\n\nNow  you can buy super cheap old map CD's like Rand Macnally StreetFinder, or Microsoft"Trips and Streets" on ebay which hook up to a cheap GPS. These will run on any old laptop and you've got a navigation system for low cost.\n\nNow you can also store a map on CD pretty easily and use it with an inexpensive GPS unit. There are lots of shareware programs to do this. Gartrip is the easiest to use in my experience.
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I'm assuming your laptop has a wireless network card built in already.  If it doesn't, your local computer store should be able to set you up with one for 802.11g for $40-100.  While you're there, it might be worth buying a cat5 cable, for connecting to plain old wired networks. \n\nBefore a trip, search google for free wireless and the name of the city you're going to.  You'll probably find a few libraries, coffee shops, an airport, ect...  If you're staying in a hotel, ask them if they offer free Internet access, and whether it's wireless.\n\nIf you can't find good sources of free wireless, most towns will have an Internet cafe, which tend to be $5-15 an hour, and several Starbucks.  Starbucks has rates similar to an Internet cafe, but also offers a monthly plan which is a good deal if you're in there several days a month.  It seems to be popular with business travelers, and I like it.\n\nOther people have mentioned getting a cell phone Internet plan (i.e. Verizon, Cingular) which is a good idea if you want to have Internet access literally everywhere (or at least, everywhere you can get good cell phone service).  It's likely to be faster than dial up, but not incredibly fast.  Prices for this have fallen in the last few years, it's still a bit expensive, but is getting fairly reasonable.  When you buy the service, they'll sell you a cell phone card for your laptop.\n\n(By the way, DSL and wireless are not the same thing at all, but there are several companies who sell high speed internet with wireless connections, which they call "wireless DSL".  Apparently, they just call it that because many people associate DSL with high speed.  If there is a company that sells this in areas you visit a lot, it's certainly worth considering, otherwise, I wouldn't put any thought into it at all.)
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There are many travel assistance sources besides AAA.  You can subscribe through most credit card plans, also Sears has a roadside assistance, as does Rand-Mcnalley.  I call MC-Assist, which is handled directly through Master Card.\n\nThe worst time we needed assistance was when our brand new car hit an unseen obstacle in the road in a remote mountain pass in Oregon.  We called GMC and they sent help, free of charge, within the hour.