TRAV365 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 im going to buy a cheap lap top to take to new zealand and see they all come with wi fi and new zealand has a fair few wi fi hot spots does this mean that i can hook up to the internet for free by using it??????? also how else can you get on to the internet with a laptop while not at home ive seen you can buy data cards from ebay mostly vodaphone and you put a sim card in and hook up that way is that the only option??? cheers for any help Trav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinter Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 im going to buy a cheap lap top to take to new zealand and see they all come with wi fi and new zealand has a fair few wi fi hot spots does this mean that i can hook up to the internet for free by using it??????? also how else can you get on to the internet with a laptop while not at home ive seen you can buy data cards from ebay mostly vodaphone and you put a sim card in and hook up that way is that the only option??? cheers for any help Trav Yes Trav, hot spots means you just hook up your laptop. Over here places like Hotels, McDonalds, etc give you a login code (and possibly a password) but most 'hot spots' may be less secure and you just 'search' for wi-fi and your lappy will connect. In UK not all are free, and some may charge £1 per 30 minutes but it probably mostly free in NZ Sim/Data cards and service we use are about £25 per month from t-mobile for example, but 12 months contract. Best bet would be to hook it up to a decent mobile phone, and ask the network provider if they do a cheap internet add-on (again for example T mobile charge £7.50 for unlimited internet/data add-on to a contract) or a 3G phone is Broadband speed. If you dont get this service you will be charged data charges on your phone bill, so you would have to becareful not to use it too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAV365 Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 cheers splinter just what i wanted to know only going to use it to surf the net when im in new zealand for 2 months to make sure meetings are not cancelled etc etc and doubt ill use it back here in the uk so no point in signing up for a 12 month contract. cheers Trav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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