--- On Tue, 5/24/11, ken <gebser@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: ken <gebser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: OT: wifi, phone, power in India and Malaysia
> To: "CentOS Mailing List" <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 5:48 AM
> A not so technical friend in India is
> shopping for a laptop. He often
> travels and stays months in Malaysia and so needs to be
> able to use the
> laptop there as well. He typically connects to the
> internet via wifi,
> but sometimes must use a telephone line (yes, with a
> modem). And of
> course there will be times when he has to plug into mains
> power to
> recharge the battery. So to be able to fully use his
> future laptop in
> both India and Malaysia, I need to know:
>
> Are the wifi standards the same in both India and
> Malaysia? And will
> the same wifi card work in both countries?
Wifi is wifi, never heard of a wifi A or B.
>
> Similarly, will the modem work in both countries?
see above...
>
> And, too, is the mains power the same in India and
> Malaysia?
All laptops I have thus far encountered, have power adapters that take in anywhere from 100-250V. You should be covered worldwide if your meets those requirements.
This friend might have used a phone-charger or hair-dryer, what voltage were those?
>
> If there is an incompatibility in any of these, what is the
> simplest
> resolution?
>
> I should probably get him an extended warranty also.
> Is there such a
> warranty which would allow him to have the laptop fixed in
> either
> country, depending upon where he happens to be?
Extended warranties :-) for a laptop purchased in the U.S.? Try Toshiba or Samsung, but again, only your friend can tell you whether he has ever seen a Toshiba shop or Samsung shop. If he goes to rural areas, chances are none of those would be present anyways.
>
> Am I overlooking any considerations?
YES. A big one for foreign travel people is a GSM modem, whereby one would use a SIM card from their phone for internet access. I really doubt that part of the world would have any dial-up access as you claim. They never caught up to it, and landline are rarely available. However, GSM 3G access is abundant, even in the remotest of areas.....
>
>
> Thanks in advance for your sage experience.
>
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