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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? You have made a wise choice with you laptop. I don't think even the poorest person in the world with nick it. |
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Travelling to India with a laptop?
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. The power adapter says 110-240v input
so I guess it might work there as well. I don't know how the plug sockets are there, but the notebook adapter plug is 2-pinned. I do hope the modem works though, I will have files I would need to transfer from the laptop to the internet on a daily basis from there "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: 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 |
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angelbiatch wrote:
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 India uses the International standard! 230 V 50 Hz, no problems whatsoever. Standard European plugs work fine, no need for any plug adaptors. A modern Laptop power supply usually works from 90-230 V, check it up, I am sure it works just perfect, but check it up before connecting. /Anders -- Remove the obvious part before replying by mail please! |
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Rohit wrote:
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. The power adapter says 110-240v input so I guess it might work there as well. I don't know how the plug sockets are there, but the notebook adapter plug is 2-pinned. By two-pinned, I assume you mean the North American standard. You will therefore need a simple adapter plug, which typically costs less than $5. They are often available at some airport shops, luggage or travel accessory shops, or Radio Shack. You can probably get by with the round two-pin type used in Europe, rather than the three pin type with the grounding pin. Here is a drawing of the two-pin plug: http://www.kropla.com/!c.htm And some photos of the typical receptacles in India: http://www.kropla.com/india_electric_outlets.htm As far as phone connections go, you should be able to use the standard US connector (RJ-11). Some phones may not have it, but they will be the minority, particularly in hotels or offices. |
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Travelling to India with a laptop?
"Rohit" wrote in news:OVHrb.26$J3.169@testbox:
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. The power adapter says 110-240v input so I guess it might work there as well. I don't know how the plug sockets are there, but the notebook adapter plug is 2-pinned. I do hope the modem works though, I will have files I would need to transfer from the laptop to the internet on a daily basis from there Where are you getting your internet service? You can go to vsnl.net and sign up for an account at a modest price for x hours of usage. Much easier/cheaper than international dialing or some of those ripoff roaming services offered by western ISPs. VSNL is not the best ISP in the world, but they do have local dial-in numbers in most cities; other Indian ISPs have less comprehensive coverage. |
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"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. .... 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? The world's best bags for carrying laptops (IMHO) are made by Hedgren. (www.hedgren.com). Not cheap, but fantastic stuff. I use the hup02l (Utopia collection) backpack which has exactly the pockets you need for travel or work. Places to hold cellphone, keys & change, passports, cables, mouse, etc. The key is the padded thin (abt 3 cm) compartment close to your back where you carry the laptop. Fits snugly, well protected etc. They have enough space (and enough styles) that you can get one to act as your only carry-on bag. Having a separate "briefcase style" laptop bag is a bad idea for several reasons: 1) it is a bulls-eye for muggers 2) it's annoying to have to carry something in your hand 3) it likely won't be big enough to carry everything you want, so you also need a separate knapsack anyway. This one you can sling over your front when you want to keep close eye, and will always pass as carry-on. Nasties won't generally suspect you have a computer in a knapsack. You can get one of the larger styles if you also want to carry a day or two's worth of clothes or whatever. You can quickly zip open the laptop compartment and slip out the laptop without having to dig around through all your other stuff, when you need to make some quick clicks. Anyway, obviously I can't recommend them enough. -- Ken Tough |
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says... The world's best bags for carrying laptops (IMHO) are made by Hedgren. (www.hedgren.com). Not cheap, but fantastic stuff. Oh well, you probably have never heard of Dicota (www.dicota.com). Has all the hedgren has and even more (an integrated rain cover for instance). -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Olympus4040_5050/ Olympus 5050 resource - http://www.molon.de/5050.html Olympus 5060 resource - http://www.molon.de/5060.html |
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Travelling to India with a laptop?
Alfred Molon wrote
says... The world's best bags for carrying laptops (IMHO) are made by Hedgren. (www.hedgren.com). Not cheap, but fantastic stuff. Oh well, you probably have never heard of Dicota (www.dicota.com). Has all the hedgren has and even more (an integrated rain cover for instance). You're right, I never heard of them. I had a quick look at their site, but they only seem to have two backpack models (one with the rain hood, one without). Looks okay, but a bit too strappy and "fussy" for my tastes; different things appeal to different people. Looks like Hedgren has much more choice in backpacks, though. -- Ken Tough |
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Travelling to India with a laptop?
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I have the box saying "110V-240V" what do I buy next to get it working out there??? -Aniket- "JMS" wrote in message ... "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 |
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Travelling to India with a laptop?
Aniket V. wrote:
I have the box saying "110V-240V" what do I buy next to get it working out there??? Just buy a plug adapter when you get there. Any electrical store will have it. It will cost less than a dollar. miguel -- See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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