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22 Feb 2009
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Anywhere internet?
Hi There,
I am planning a trip from Canada to Ushuaia and back. I work online and would like to be able to continue working while on this trip. Does anyone know of a good satellite internet company or any other means so that I can pull over on the side of the road anywhere and have wifi?
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6 Mar 2009
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If you want truly "anywhere" internet, that means satellite. Portable (motorcycle-portable) satellite options here:
BGAN Satellite Internet & Phone From Ground Control
Relatively expensive and slow. Really only feasible if your paycheck is large and/or you work with very little bandwidth consumption.
Another option is to use a route through larger cities. It appears that mainstream broadband is fairly common throughout Latin America...so work a while then ride a while?
Good luck
Sean
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12 Mar 2009
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Thanks. Yeah I looked up Boingo (wifi hotspots) and that seems to be the much cheaper way to go but a little less convenient.
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14 Mar 2009
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I've been working via internet on the road for the past three years (or trying to) and it isn't easy. Internet cafes are VERY easy to find easily until you reach Chile, then you can purchase a modem plus pay as you go from Claro. All the other companies, PLUS all the companies in Argentina want a 6 month contract...if you're lucky. Some are 1 1/2 years minimum. In some of the main areas in Chile you can do wifi endlessly from Copec gas stations. Gets more difficult when you head further south. In Argentina, you can try the YPF stations, but I've never had much luck.
I had the dream of working in the middle of nowhere, but that won't happen without satellite.
Lorraine
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27 Mar 2009
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Thanks Lorraine. We're only going to go as far south as Ecuador now. Did you plan in advance what internet cafes were where and therefore what route to take or did you just go and find them as you went? As in do I need to stay to a route that will take me through big cities or can I just ride and say every 3 hours I'll find a cafe?
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8 Apr 2009
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You will be amazed with what cities have internet access.
limatambo, peru - Google Maps
I found a great internet cafe in this tinnny little town!! I mean, everywhere... every country will have internet access. It may be slow (satellite), but it will be somewhere.
Especially in Central America, where there are people and villages all over the place. My opinion is that because there are fewer individual owners of computers, internet cafes are all over the place.
Not once was I anywhere in central/south america looking for internet and not finding it.
oh, and HI Lorraine! Hope the dogs are well!
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