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| ARGENTINA |
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| BridgeLinguatec-Buenos
Aires: • There
is no computer lab but they had tvs and dvds. |
| AUSTRIA |
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Actilingua: • Internet
limited to sharing a computer lab with 7 computers
and limited speed. Bring a laptop with ethernet
cable but must put ip address/network address/domain
settings in manually. Windows won't manually
detect the settings, and they are using only
Windows 95. Computer labs in town are faster,
but cost about $3 for 15 minutes or so. Unsecured
wireless is rare, but there is one on Rennweg
and Fasangasse with "airport in the title," but
I could not pick it up with my internet card,
others could.
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| BRAZIL |
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Bridge
Linguatec-Rio: We
did not have internet service for about 3 weeks
and only 2 computers. UFSão
Jão del Rei • Computers
are slow.
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| CANADA |
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| U
Alberta: Internet
available at my home stay so only went online
before or after class at the university. |
| COSTA
RICA |
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•E-mail
& Computers: • Internet really
slow at schools so use internet cafes. • Easy.
• CPI had no internet connections. Limited
computers. Wireless internet available in Heredia
and Monte Verde, not Flamingo. Internet cafes
were abundant and easily accessible in all 3
locations. Phones
& Phone Cards: • Phone cards bought
in U.S. don't work, so buy there. • CPI
had phones. • Don't
recommend Sprint phone cards, it was busy my
whole time
in CR. Limited phones; phone cards
hard to find. • Only some phone cards work
in CR, so best to just buy them at local stores
in CR. • Phone cards expensive and don't
always work on public phones.
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| ECUADOR |
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| • Have
to pay to use internet. • Quito has many
low priced Internet cafes and phone service. |
| EGYPY |
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NRCSA-Cairo: The
internet is available where I'm staying (since
I
stay at the
residency), and they also have a computer lab. But
that closes a lot. It is hard to talk to anyone about
a phone card or buying a phone, the easiest thing
to get your hands on is a sim card, but even then
you need a phone that will take one, which mine didn't.
It is easier to just download skype to talk to your
family. |
| FINLAND |
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| • Have
a cell phone then buy a pre-paid phone system. • ...
buy a cell phone or new sim card if your phone
allows switching sim cards. |
| FRANCE |
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| • Internet
good, phones less so. • Cell
phones are an expensive trap. Saint Etienne: • Difficult
to find internet access on campus. Phones cost
90 Euros. |
| GERMANY |
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Marburg: • ...Institute
advertises 'internet' service for students, but
it is virtually non-existent. The system is terrible
and only available for 1 hour per day, M-F! You
have to sign up a month in advance. Hamburg: High cost of phone calls.
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| GUATEMALA |
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| Proyecto
Linguistico: • Internet is slow,
but it works. |
| ITALY |
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CIMBA: • No
phones in the facilities, only a couple of pay
phones outside. Few computers to check e-mail. • Always
had access to internet and phones.
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| JAPAN |
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| Chukyo: • If
you plan to purchase a cell phone or internet service,
it helps to have a credit card. |
| KOREA |
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| Korea
U: • Cell phones are expensive |
| MEXICO |
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BridgeAbroad-Playa
de Carmen: • ...
internet cafes plentiful. Cuauhnahuac
(Cuernavaca): • Calling anywhere
was a pain. • ...
buy both local and international phone cards
at the school, not in the U.S.A. • ...
make sure cell phone will work there. • School
internet slow, so better to use internet cafes. Fenix: • Internet
to USA bad. • Internet cafes always available. • Learn
to use the phones before arrival. • This
establishment in Zacatecas has international
calls for .09 cents/minute. PC-CHE@P The outside
building says PAPELERIA Address: Elias Amador
# 118 Delli Café Phone numbers: 922-17-27
922-91-00. • Know in advance what arrangements
are available with host families to make calls
home, AND the cost. • You can use computers
there, but limited number. Do have wireless
connectivity, so could use laptop. TEC
de Monterrey: • It
is best to take your laptop since TEC is high
tech, more than NMSU. • Communication
with the U.S. can be difficult, most international
students buy "Unefon" cell phones
which are cheap, pre-paid phones with reasonable
rates to the U.S. Some U.S. cell carriers such
as Nextel and Verizon have plans that will
work in Mexico and are reasonable.
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| NETHERLANDS |
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| Utrecht: • Phone
usage is based on the cell phone, so students need
one. |
| SPAIN |
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BridgeAbroad:
(Malaga) • Host families will
not let you use the phone. • Lots of
computers at school, but not outside. (CLIC-Sevilla) • School computers awful, old, too few, internet
not working. Local internet cafes great, but
had to pay.
NRCSA: • Don't
expect internet access in homes and apartments.
Texas
Tech Sevilla Center: • Take
laptop with wireless capabilities, since only
10 computers at facility for 60 students.
UPO: • Get
Vonage so you can talk to your family regularly.
Take a laptop to do homework and checking e-mail.
Cyber Cafes get expensive.
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| SWEDEN |
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| Karlstad: • Cell
phones inexpensive. |
| UK |
(England,
Scotland, Northern Ireland) |
| British
Studies London Summer Program: • I
had problems with calling and emailing relatives.
I say this because we did not have phones and
also the internet did not always work. • Computers
hard to access. Central Lancashire: • Required
to purchase University phone card to use the
phone from my room, which was not satisfactory. |
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