Turns out I was wrong about Angus Kidman, self-professed "excessively well travelled journalist/junket whore".
He uses dialup most of the time when he is overseas if his hotel doesn't have in-room broadband.
I don't know whether that makes me more technologically advanced than Gus or just more of a dopey sucker for paying the ridiculous rates telcos charge for GPRS roaming ($20 per megabyte). I have a sinking feeling that it's the latter.
[Rant] Four and five star hotels that don't offer in-room broadband really don't deserve their star rating in my opinion. It's a pretty basic necessity these days for both business and personal travellers. The least they could do is invite a WiFi hotspot provider in to install in the hotel and offer a bill-share arrangement…[/rant]
I'm extracting some true geek pleasure out of being on the internet while in a 747-400, 35,000 feet up en route from Heathrow to Singapore thanks to the Boeing Connexion wireless broadband system on the plane. And because I got a special meal, I've already finished it and am taking advantage of the tray table while the guy in front has his seat up for mealtime.
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