> >err, I've never had a problem traveling with a modem, nor have my US friends
>>coming over here although I won't testify ;-).
>
>my point is that you can't just use the cable that goes to the
>telephone, which you can do in many countries - in other words, for
>UK you need to carry or find a modem cable. the standard uk telephone
>cable is not a crossover cable.
Are the two aspects conveniently combined into one for us travellers?
Is the converter plug of which you spoke both a crossover and a
converter (between US RJ-11 and whatever is in use in the UK)?
I should know this, but during my last few trips to London I took my
PowerBook (for writing journals and as a backing store for my digital
camera) and rather than brave the confusing weirdness of the whole UK
'net mess I just walked around the corner to some 24-hour office
chain, plugged into their Ethernet, and blasted away (by which I mean
"downloaded email and uploaded my travelogue web pages").
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