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iPod touch An American iPod Touch in London

barr08

barr08

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Actually, not London (I thought the thread title would be a distinguishing cinema reference - I was probably wrong), but elsewhere in Europe - Amsterdam and Brussels to be precise.

I want to buy an iPod touch here in the states before I go to Europe for spring break, and I was wondering if the wifi would work the same way there as it does here in the US. I imagine it might be useful, I don't think my blackberry will work over there, so it would be nice to have a way to communicate with the people I'm meeting without going to an Internet Cafe. I assume big tourist areas have many wifi hotspots, though I could be wrong.

I don't know much about traveling, so if this idea is stupid, let me know and I won't buy one for the trip.

Thanks!
 
i ask myself, how is it with the warranty? what do you do if you have a problem that you need to send in the ipod touch?
 
I lived in Germany back in 2005 and I used the neighbor's wifi (legally, relax) on my 12" Powerbook without any problems.
 
It will definitely work. I used my iPhone in Germany and the UK last July.

I used the worldwide boingo plan at $40/month. That worked pretty well and got me into most of the pay WiFi services except for T-Mobile.

In Germany and the UK at least there were very few free WiFi hotspots. Most required a subscription or purchase. (or the Boingo plan). The only free one I remember that worked for me was the Apple Store.

But the nice thing was being able to use boingo roaming in my hotel on their wifi without paying them $20/day for that.
 
barr08 said:
Actually, not London (I thought the thread title would be a distinguishing cinema reference - I was probably wrong), but elsewhere in Europe - Amsterdam and Brussels to be precise.

I want to buy an iPod touch here in the states before I go to Europe for spring break, and I was wondering if the wifi would work the same way there as it does here in the US. I imagine it might be useful, I don't think my blackberry will work over there, so it would be nice to have a way to communicate with the people I'm meeting without going to an Internet Cafe. I assume big tourist areas have many wifi hotspots, though I could be wrong.

I don't know much about traveling, so if this idea is stupid, let me know and I won't buy one for the trip.

Thanks!
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go ahead and buy one, do a search here: http://www.hotspot-locations.com/ for hotspots (dont forget to tick the Only Free Hotspots box ;)) where your going and your set
 
Nothing really to add to the Touch discussion, but just thought I'd toss this idea out there as an alternative: if you want a cheap communications device, consider an EEE pc instead. for 3-500 USD (depending on configuration), you'll get a .9kg package with 7in screen, and a decent keyboard, built-in WiFi, 3 USB ports, etc etc. If you want a pocketable device, then ignore this, but for the same money as a Touch, you could get a much more versatile communications device if a micro-laptop form factor is tolerable.
 
andybno1 said:
go ahead and buy one, do a search here: http://www.hotspot-locations.com/ for hotspots (dont forget to tick the Only Free Hotspots box ;)) where your going and your set
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I did a search on my local area and if the results are any indication of the overall accuracy of this database, I'd say don't rely on this too heavily. Several inaccurate listings (some say "pay" when they are actually free), and missing ones that I know about. I'd update the information if it was in a wiki form, but I'm not going to get into sending a bunch of e-mails.
 
I used my Canadian Touch in London this xmas (actually used the apple stores wifi signal since i was in the neighbourhood :) )

It worked great.
 
Thanks for all the tips. This boingo thing seems interesting, I may look into that.

As for the iPod, I now have no excuse not to get one :D
 
Thank God You Asked That Question

I had the exact question. I will be in London and Amsterdam this Spring Break as well and wanted to know the same about the Touch. I just ordered mine a few hours ago, I cant wait. Hey thanks for askin the question, I hit you back in the coffee shops!
 
dyagnyl said:
I had the exact question. I will be in London and Amsterdam this Spring Break as well and wanted to know the same about the Touch. I just ordered mine a few hours ago, I cant wait. Hey thanks for askin the question, I hit you back in the coffee shops!
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I'll be the one walking around aimlessly, staring at my iPod, looking for free wifi.
 
barr08 said:
I'll be the one walking around aimlessly, staring at my iPod, looking for free wifi.
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You know,Amsterdam has many other things to do that would be heapsore fun than walking about looking for Internet. Seriously, why not enjoy the town a bit?
 
OP, I'm not sure about Euorpe, but I'm in Japan right now and all the Wifi networks I have tried work on my iPod Touch and on my MacBook.
 
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