Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

Hi I am generally unfamiliar with laptops. But I was thinking of travelling
with an old 486DX laptop to India. I need to use word, outlook, and FTP to
transfer files from my laptop to internet.

My questions:

1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?

2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

3. Finally what sort of protective casing should I take to put the laptop
in, as I'll be travelling through trains and perhaps buses?

Thanks
Rohit

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

1) You can sort out the power issues when you get here. Converters are
available very cheap from any electronics shop.

2) Yes

3) Any decent laptop carrying case will do, but for trains I suggest
getting yourself some sort of a locking mechanism on it.


On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 04:30:50 -0500, Rohit wrote:

Hi I am generally unfamiliar with laptops. But I was thinking of travelling
with an old 486DX laptop to India. I need to use word, outlook, and FTP to
transfer files from my laptop to internet.

My questions:

1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?

2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

3. Finally what sort of protective casing should I take to put the laptop
in, as I'll be travelling through trains and perhaps buses?

Thanks
Rohit

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

Rohit wrote:
1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?

Check where the power goes in, there'll be a rating tag. With any luck it
will say 100-240V (or similar) which means it will work on Indian 230V
power. Then you'll just need a plug adapter which you can find in any little
electrical supply store there.

2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

Yes but you may need a plug adapter. Pennies once you get there.

miguel
--
See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

Miguel Cruz wrote:
Rohit wrote:

1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?


Check where the power goes in, there'll be a rating tag. With any luck it
will say 100-240V (or similar) which means it will work on Indian 230V
power. Then you'll just need a plug adapter which you can find in any little
electrical supply store there.


2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?


Yes but you may need a plug adapter. Pennies once you get there.

No adapter is required for the rj11 jack, so assuming your modem
is built into the laptop, connecting should be just the usual -
I used my father's account on my laptop when I was in India
earlier this year.

Ritwik

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

"Rohit" wrote in message
Hi I am generally unfamiliar with laptops. But I was thinking of
travelling
with an old 486DX laptop to India. I need to use word, outlook, and FTP to
transfer files from my laptop to internet.

My questions:

1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?

You need to take a look at your power supply (probably that little box
attached to your power cable). This should state the power rating. If it is
rated at 110V-240V then you should be OK, otherwise you will need another
power supply.


2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

Yes it will but don't expect that you will get anywhere nearthe 56K you
currently enjoy.

3. Finally what sort of protective casing should I take to put the laptop
in, as I'll be travelling through trains and perhaps buses?

If you are going to have the laptop stored with other luggage (and I suggest
that you don't) then you should probably get some hard cased bag to house
your laptop, otherwise any case is fine as 'carry-on'.

Thanks
Rohit

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

"Rohit" wrote in message
news:2EJqb.22$J3.157@testbox...
Hi I am generally unfamiliar with laptops. But I was thinking of
travelling
with an old 486DX laptop to India. I need to use word, outlook, and FTP to
transfer files from my laptop to internet.

My questions:

I took a laptop to India this year.


1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?

No, just a plug converter.


2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

My recollection is that I was able to use it in the more expensive,
western-style hotels.


3. Finally what sort of protective casing should I take to put the laptop
in, as I'll be travelling through trains and perhaps buses?

Same kind you'd use for any business trip.


Thanks
Rohit

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

Miguel Cruz wrote:

Rohit wrote:

1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?


Check where the power goes in, there'll be a rating tag.

Check the power adapter itself, as this is where the AC voltage comes
in. The laptop itself isn't going care what voltages are coming into
the power adapter, it only cares about the voltage from the adapter.
I

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

"Rohit" schreef in bericht
news:2EJqb.22$J3.157@testbox...
Hi I am generally unfamiliar with laptops. But I was thinking of
travelling
with an old 486DX laptop to India. I need to use word, outlook, and FTP to
transfer files from my laptop to internet.

My questions:

1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?

2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

3. Finally what sort of protective casing should I take to put the laptop
in, as I'll be travelling through trains and perhaps buses?

Thanks
Rohit



You probably will need a GRIC or IPass account
to save some telephone costs.
On that way, you can dial in locally.

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

Ritwik Bhattacharya wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote:
2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

Yes but you may need a plug adapter. Pennies once you get there.

No adapter is required for the rj11 jack, so assuming your modem
is built into the laptop, connecting should be just the usual -
I used my father's account on my laptop when I was in India
earlier this year.

In hotels and modern buildings this is probably the case, but in older homes
and offices the phone jacks are different (great big knobbly things).

miguel
--
See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/

Travelling to India with a laptop?
 

"Rohit" wrote in news:2EJqb.22$J3.157@testbox:

1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to
buy additional equipment?

Other people have said yes, but you should read the label on your power
brick. Much more reliable than posting here. If it takes 220v, you need
just a plug converter, a $1 passive device to give you the round pins
they use in india. Warning: the power sockets come in two pin sizes and
three spacings, so take a variety (they are all round pins, however).

2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

Re modem, others have said yes but the answer is maybe. It depends on
local phone line quality, but also some modems are more finicky than
others. My Dell laptop modem would disconnect within a few minutes; I
added an external 'world modem", loading CMOS settings specifically for
India, and this worked much better,

Re the jack, others have said yes but the answer is probably not. Most
home phones are hardwired, and as for offices, it depends on the office.
Take one of those kits that contain screwdrivers and phone cords ending
in alligator clips.