Netbook for travelling in Europe

joey1211 · 6 Jan 2009 at 11:50

A friend of mine is off around Europe in 2 months and wants a netbook for email and uploading pics to facebook etc.

What kind of electrical problems is he likely of encountering, if any, in Europe.
Will he need plug adapters?

On a side note, could someone also suggest a wireless broadband supplier for use in Europe?

Cheers.

philjohn · 6 Jan 2009 at 12:22

joey1211 said:
A friend of mine is off around Europe in 2 months and wants a netbook for email and uploading pics to facebook etc.

What kind of electrical problems is he likely of encountering, if any, in Europe.
Will he need plug adapters?

On a side note, could someone also suggest a wireless broadband supplier for use in Europe?

Cheers.

He'll need to get a different data supplier in each country as otherwise he'll be hit with eye-wateringly high data roaming charges.

Any normal travel adaptor should be fine as Europe is all a.c.

joey1211 · 6 Jan 2009 at 12:23

He'd probably be better off using wifi access points at cafes etc then?

ShaolinDreams · 6 Jan 2009 at 12:27

joey1211 said:
He'd probably be better off using wifi access points at cafes etc then?

thats what i would have thought.. euro plug adaptor and access thru wifi spots

philjohn · 6 Jan 2009 at 12:28

joey1211 said:
He'd probably be better off using wifi access points at cafes etc then?

yes.

rickyt · 16 Jan 2009 at 13:02

Just the stardard travel plugs I think would suffice and always use the free wi-fi access points . I did when I was in Turkey in the holidays .Was able to send e-mails ,etc for free.