Limited Net Access :(

Having a roaming Internet data deal is all very well but is unhelpful when you’re not in range of a transmitter.

Mobile telephone calls can be routed through the onboard mobile network (at some pretty outrageous costs) but in truth unless there is an emergency there is little incentive to use your own mobile.

Data can also be routed through a WiiFi network limited to the area around the Internet café because it uses the same system. At a minimum cost of 16 pence per minute it’s not badly priced though the excessive latency of the satellite data link lengthens any operation which forces you to burn through minutes. Plus – the upload speed of a satellite connection is nowhere near broadband speeds (last time I checked it was 33kbps).

This leaves me with very limited access to email and the like. Some people have said I should take the time off from computers and blogging. Great idea – now how about you go on a holiday and not do some of the things you enjoy the most? Hmm?

Hopefully I’ll get a decent connection when we hit Stockholm.