Saturday, July 12, 2003


I just got back from vacation, visiting my father-in-law in France. We spent some time on the beach in Brittany, and I was able to use T-Mobile GPRS roaming in Europe.

It works perfectly, but there are a few things to watch for. First, data roaming costs $15 per megabyte! Secondly, web browsing is not supported for Mac users unless you use VirtualPC. Just as well, since it'll cost you a fortune. Voice roaming is far more reasonable at $0.99 cents U.S. per minute.

I ended up checking e-mail directly on my Motorola P280 phone. The laptop connection was primarily for emergency use, and worked fine when I tested it. Just be prepared to try a few times - it didn't work at first, but I jiggled the cable, rebooted the computer and phone, then it connected.

I'm still somewhat anxious about the bill

3:18:29 PM    Category: Wireless



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