Category Archives: travel

Only an airport can offer such logic

Posted on 1/6/2009 by Jonathan Greene

As seen in Heathrow …

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You have 10 minutes to get the F— out!

Posted on 1/5/2009 by Jonathan Greene

Location based services are something that’s been hyped for a years now. While everyone has heard of the coupon from Starbucks example, how about a real world practical use case?  The emergency system in Israel is the first time I’ve … Continue reading →

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Nokia Internet Stick CS-10 – Almost

Posted on 12/27/2008 by Jonathan Greene

The Nokia Internet Stick CS-10 made a quiet appearance at Nokia World earlier this month and the news piqued my interest. Though after a quick check I saw it only supports the 850/2100MHz bands which is a real bummer unlike … Continue reading →

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Dear AT&T – Why is a modem locked??

Posted on 12/22/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Kevin Tofel brought a new 3G modem to my attention today and I got very excited about the possibilities as it supports Tri-band HSDPA (850, 1900 and 2100) which would work in my global travels. It was impossible to tell … Continue reading →

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Don’t ever let anyone say you can’t reach Andy!

Posted on 12/21/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Andy Abramson just posted the most amazing list of his accounts, devices and methods for staying connected globally. Impressive does not even begin to cover it.

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Ok … so more one Netbook for consideration – The Samsung NC10

Posted on 12/20/2008 by Jonathan Greene

So I’ve had some great comments and discussion since yesterday’s post on finding my likely netbook (the MSI Wind) and it seems the Samsung NC10 is clearly worth a serious look as well. For starters it offers a considerably larger … Continue reading →

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I think I just found my netbook

Posted on 12/19/2008 by Jonathan Greene

via jkkmobile of course! This new MSI Wind U120 system sounds killer! 10 inch 1024 x 600 screen 1.6 GHz Intel® Atomâ„¢ with1GB RAM 160GB HDD Wifi b/g/n Bluetooth 2.0edr 3G HSDPA/HSUPA 3 x usb2 4-in-1-card reader 1.3Mpix cam with … Continue reading →

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Jim’s

Posted on 12/14/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Yesterday I had to attend to some personal business in Philadelphia and as a former local I needed a fix … Jim’s was more than happy to oblige. Trust me when I say this is absolutely delicious and that there … Continue reading →

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Wordmobi let’s you post easily from your phone

Posted on 12/5/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I just discovered Wordmobi which is how I am posting this from my E71 … Thanks to GerryMoth for the tip! Looking forward to my future qwerty Nseries for a no compromise mobile solution. Posted by Wordmobi

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And just like that t-mobile is back

Posted on 12/1/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I’d love to credit my post with t-mobile taking some action as t-mobile has decided to work again for me … I’m not sure what changed or if they fixed an issue, but I’m glad that my main travel SIM … Continue reading →

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Is T-Mobile down in Barcelona?

Posted on 11/30/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I have 6 phones and 5 SIM cards here in Barcelona (yes I know it’s a sickness) and only T-Mobile refuses to work at all. I can get the network time to update but am unable to connect on any … Continue reading →

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Contemplating the benefits of membership

Posted on 11/29/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I’m currently sitting in the American Airlines Admirals Lounge thanks for my recently earned Platinum status which lets me get a bit of sanity even when flying coach. For international flights like tonight I also get access to the bar … Continue reading →

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Optimumwifi goes live in Westchester

Posted on 10/20/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I believe I’d previously covered the announced rollout of Cablevision‘s metro wifi network and it seems to have actually gone live now. I see it along my Metro North commute as we pass through the various stations and while I … Continue reading →

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ATT 3G in San Diego … MUCH faster than the hotel broadband

Posted on 9/7/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I was actually getting a much better connection in my room, though it was still less than 1MB down. Much better of course being quite relative. Because we can is not a sufficient reason to charge for broadband. You need … Continue reading →

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Continental’s Mobile Boarding Pass

Posted on 9/6/2008 by Jonathan Greene

When I was confirming my seat earlier in the week with Continental I saw there was an option to get a mobile boarding pass and I decided it would be pretty cool to go paperless and signed up to receive … Continue reading →

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Thinking Kindle

Posted on 9/4/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Recently I’ve been traveling quite a bit and really thinkng about the Kindle.  I like that I can get magazines as well as books as I go which would make always having something to read a non-issue.  From the rumors … Continue reading →

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Are they watching?

Posted on 9/4/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Sometimes things happen online that are simply too close to who you are not to believe that your data is being collected, collated and used for marketing (or observation) purposes.   For my recent  trip to Dubai, I spent quite … Continue reading →

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Mobile Data Travel Tip – Manual Network Selection

Posted on 8/26/2008 by Jonathan Greene

There seem to be two Operators here in Dubai (DU and Etisalat) and while both offer voice service only Etisalat seems to have data. It took me a while to figure this out actually and for most of Monday I … Continue reading →

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Passing through Frankfurt … Heading to Dubai

Posted on 8/24/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I am currently sitting in the Lufthansa lounge in Frankfurt on my way to Dubai for business … Had a wonderfully smooth flight to Frankfurt last night – thanks to the Lufthansa 747 and Ambien! While this is my first … Continue reading →

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Want to make a VOIP call from 30,000 feet?

Posted on 8/22/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Andy Abramson figured out an awesome work around for the alleged VOIP lockout on the American Airlines Wifi service which launched this week. The best part is that it’s pretty damn simple and can be done by anyone once you … Continue reading →

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