Welcome! - you've stumbled upon - Laptop Junction-  traveling with laptops to the extreme. Laptop Junction is based on continuous and ongoing overland travel with a laptop in Asia and the Middle-East since 2006. From Laptop Battery Power, Data Security, Connecting to the Internet to Backup Issue's. All this to keep the ***** laptops operational in all sorts of extreme conditions.

Laptop Junction is most about the experience of using a laptop far away from support, parts and what not. Such as drive image recovery in the streets of crowded India, BIOS errors during the Monsoon in Nepal, getting connected to the Internet in mountainous Iran. EDGE-ing around at 2300 meters in Oman. Not the typical day out with a laptop safely strapped in your bag with hardware, software and Internet available around the corner.

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The iPad is a great internet surf board in Urban regions with dense cellular and WIFI coverage. Outside the city it can be quite different – less coverage, slower internet or no internet connection at all. Here’s how to boost your iPad reach and internet connection speed in rural regions.
 

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Connect yourself to prepaid internet in France with an iPad or Cellphone in one go. Here’s the trick to get a  large bandwidth package for relentless “bon surfing” on your iPad AND Cellphone.
 

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An impression of the better 3G prepaid internet deal in Portugal in 2012. Since 2010 the prepaid landscape hasn't changed much, have a look at how to get Vodafone 3G prepaid internet as a foreigner.
 

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Getting connected to the Internet in Poland using 3G cellular mobile internet is relatively easy compared with other countries in Euro zone. Biggest hurdle by far is breaking the language barrier, buying a prepaid PAYG 3G internet simcard. Here’s how.
 

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Germany has cheap mobile cellular internet with dense network coverage allover the country. With 4 big cellular networks, competition is fierce. But as a foreigner it’s not always so easy to gain access to the German cellular network. Here’s an example of buying prepaid prepay PAYG internet access in Germany – from the O2 network. Bottom line? One needs a bit of luck.
 

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There are several possibilities to share a 3G internet connection with others. Here's an overview of solutions to share your internet connection from a Smart phone or a simple 3G USB stick / pen drive.
 

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Germany has 4 large cellphone networks offering prepaid SIM cards for calling and internet access. Here’s an impression of T-mobile 3G prepaid prepay PAYG internet with unlimited access for a daily flat fee - good news for heavy internet users. Though it’s not always what it seems, have a look.
 

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Slow laptop with fast hardware? How Windows XP Pro can grind a fast 2.1 Ghz - 2Gb laptop down to an annoyingly slow computer. Find out how to get it's original speed back.
 

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A hands-on impression of a 3G internet router, the GlobeSurfer III produced by Option. Find out about installing and using the 3G router including details about GSM  / UMTS antenna configurations. 
 

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