I used Connexion by Boeing on Lufthansa flight (Frankfurt to LAX): http://eclipsechaser.blogspot.com
I blogged some LIVE pics (mobile blogging to Textamerica.com) as we flew over Greenland. I thought Lufthansa was really "with it" (by getting Connexion), & Frankfurt Int'l airport had 2 WiFi hotspots (T-Mobile, which I used & Voda, which my Estonian friend figured out a workaround for upload): http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=23127 I was amazed during my travels around Egypt (Cairo to western Egypt to a small border town Sallum, back thru Cairo to Dahab on the Red Sea), that there was Internet connectivity so I could Blog my whole trip. (see above 2 URLs). The $10/night hotel in Cairo had "free" DSL Internet access, I blogged using dial-up in Marsa-Matrouh & Sallum ("free", only paid for the telephone call), Internet Cafe in Marsa-Matrouh (http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=23120), Internet Cafe in Sallum (shared dialup!? Man, was it slow! http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?r=4517509&_ctgry=22897, it was a hole-in-the-wall location in a dark side-street), Internet Cafe in Dahab (http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=23123). BTW, there was a "terrorist bombing" in Dahab 3 weeks after I left, so the area I was in (restaurant along the beach) was where the "body parts were flung into the sea". I imagine some of those people I met (Egyptian kids & restauranteurs) got caught up in that insanity. I blogged with my wireless-card equipped laptop from LAX, just before I left (http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=22898). I met a couple of gals going to Egypt (UC Berkeley Sociology major & SF area eclipse chaser), & exchanged emails while in Egypt. My GSM (Cingular) phone worked perfectly in Egypt, & it was extremely vital: my 4x4 driver sent me text-messages & I could call for help (back to Cairo) when our Landcruiser broke down. Man, it was looking bad right about then!! http://solareclipse.textamerica.com/?_ctgry=22893 Next time I will be equipped with a portable satellite-antenna (omni-directional), so I can LiveWebCast the solar eclipse. The Japanese are leaders in this area, there were LiveWebCast eclipse stuff by them (& others). I have an Iridium sat-phone w/data-package, but it's 2400bps & prohibitively expensive ($2/min). No go. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
