David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
> Keith Anderson wrote:
>
> > Dear RTE,
> >
> > I have a job next month and again July/August which will take me from
> > Germany to the UK and Ireland. Future work in other countries in
> > Europe is a distinct possibility.
> >
> > The firm for which I'm working (based in Switzerland) wants written
> > information on a daily basis (i.e.by email) from wherever I happen to
> > be.
> >
> > So - I'm looking for a simple, (cheap to buy and run) portable device
> > which can do this. What should it be - WiFi, satellite connection or
> > what?
>
> I'd go for a lower end PDA with GPRS. 3G is quicker, but not necessary
> for email, and not as widely available in Switzerland (and elsewhere).
> Personally, any PDAs I've tried annoy me after a while for typing, but
> I've hardly tried all models- and no longer use one.
Sorry, meant to add... although bulkier, you therefore might want to buy
a cheap laptop and a cheap GPRS phone which you can use as a modem. I'd
recommend wifi on the laptop, so you can use it in the event you do get
signals, hotspots etc.
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