This is from a post grad student in the US (a friend of a friend). I'd
think that one of the mobile broadband sticks (Reliance, Tata, etc)
might be the trick, but I'm not sure how easily and how fast a
foreigner on a tight schedule can get one. Can someone comment?
Udhay
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I need people who know New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and also Kathmandu and
Pokara (Nepal), but also people with general India and Nepal
knowledge.
My issue is this:
The wedding is right at the same time as the post-doc hiring
season. I'm obviously not willing to screw up my physics career
forever by taking a 3-week trip to India. Therefore I need reliable,
pervasive internet access that I can get once or twice a day both in
India and Nepal.
I am thinking 3G hotspot, or internet cafe, or something else?
I know that it is hard for a foreigner to get a local SIM card or
temporary phone, and I'm not sure what the standard is----is every
$20-35/night 3-or-4-star hotel (!!!!!!) that we are looking at going
to have internet that I can count on strongly enough for
career-depends-on-it considerations? What about the hostels? How can
I most easily and affordably ensure reliable daily communication with
North America?
I really want to go to India, but I obviously don't want to
not get a job because I was there, and I need advice.
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