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[aromulus]

hiya!,
thanks you for all ur advise,i really appreciate it.
my hubby decided not to fetch it with us coz its only 2 weeks holiday..

Good idea.....

If you need to go on the internet, you could always use one of the reputable cafes in the malls.
Besides, carrying a "lappie" around, might attract the wrong kind of attention.....
Also save the weight allowance for pasalubong.....

[andypaul]

Good idea.....

If you need to go on the internet, you could always use one of the reputable cafes in the malls.
Besides, carrying a "lappie" around, might attract the wrong kind of attention.....
Also save the weight allowance for pasalubong.....

Get a smartphone with wifi and or 3g (many of you probably already have them)

While in phill i was able to pick up maill and use messagner at calamba burger king, the family loved it they eat while i checked my emails


For example with a nokia with a program like slick or another one of the many IM applications loaded and use either the built in email client or download one you can do all the basics and liek dom says just pop in to an internet cafe.

People mention attaching themselves to wlans which are not locked down.

DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK

Is this the same laptop you use for banking or e purchases? Do you store data you would rather the world did not see ie your emails and any letters or documents of yours?

People have been known to setup access points which appear to be a known one (say a star bucks one or a hotels network) once they are connected to you it is technically possible unless you take a lot of precautions they can do allsorts to your pc or simply see what you are sending and recieving with every day sniffer programs.

Before you say oh yeah couldn't happen my self and people i know in london have had people try and do it to us both out and about and even while at home.

Just downloading your eticket and checking the bank account..

Be very careful there are some nasty people about.

If i was a dodgy geezer in phill who was technically minded i would set up shop in a posh shaopping mall or bar area where all the rich folk locals and not so locals go to pose with their lappies and smartphones rich pickings to be had im sure.