Gregory Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am a debian user and I'm going to be traveling to Germany in a couple > of weeks. I was wondering if any one knows if my American spec'd laptop > will work if I purchase a transformer, and could I use my current > Megahertz modem to dial the internet? Also, does anyone one know of a > cheap ISP that I could get a temporary account from? I will be there > (Augsburg) for two weeks and need (addiction...) to be connected so I > can check up on my Debian server and email.
Travelling the other way, with a company noteboook from Germany to the US, was no big problem - the power supply was specified at 110-230 V (same for electric shaver), and the PCMCIA modem card worked fine in the US telephone network. Check whether your power supplies support 230 V 50Hz AC, then you're fine here. The easiest way to get Internet access is probably to get an AOL or CompuServe account before you leave -- these have dial-in points in most German cities. And keep in mind that even local calls are metered here. Cheapest time is after 9pm every day (1.81 DM/hour); Mo-Fr before 9am and after 6pm and weekend daytime is 2.90 DM/hour, and Mo-Fr daytime is 4.84 DM/hour (Deutsche Telekom still have a de-facto-monopoly on the last mile and are milking the people for all they can get). Hope this helps, Oliver -- Oliver Schoett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Munich, Germany
