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    I'd like to hear from the BaliPod computer whizzes.

    Itunes said there was new software for my iPhone. I clicked on the appropriate button and got a dialog box saying the download would take at least an hour. When I started the download the timer bar said 3 hours. I've done that twice today and each time at the end of the three hours it tells me the download failed. That's six hours trying to download the software without success.
    So ... I guess my question is this. Is there somewhere around Ubud I can go where I might buy some faster internet time?
    And, if I haven't asked the right question please be patient with me.
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    Hi Pollyanna, yes there is Highwaybali opposite from KUE (you can google it - highway bali ubud)

    fast internet and expensive but really fast (they claim to have the fastest in Bali)

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    Quote Originally Posted by pollyanna View Post
    I'd like to hear from the BaliPod computer whizzes.

    Itunes said there was new software for my iPhone. I clicked on the appropriate button and got a dialog box saying the download would take at least an hour. When I started the download the timer bar said 3 hours. I've done that twice today and each time at the end of the three hours it tells me the download failed. That's six hours trying to download the software without success.
    So ... I guess my question is this. Is there somewhere around Ubud I can go where I might buy some faster internet time?
    And, if I haven't asked the right question please be patient with me.
    Thanks,
    Pollyanna
    So does your Iphone actually get service there in Ubud? I am looking into moving there. I am a computer guy so once I get there I will be the man for your needs :)

    I would be really interested in talking more to you about Ubud and about how your iphone functions there.
    Please pm me or add me to skype if you have that my id there is whitepokercow

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    As far as the Iphone go the internet plans here for them are terrible. I was planning on buying one but at the time there was only one company you could go with and the connection was slow. Most people use Blackberry's here

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKT View Post
    As far as the Iphone go the internet plans here for them are terrible. I was planning on buying one but at the time there was only one company you could go with and the connection was slow. Most people use Blackberry's here
    What kind of connection speeds to do you get with the blackberry and can they be tethered and used as a internet source to your laptop?
    Is anyone there using MiFI cards like they have here through sprint and verizon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by whitecow View Post
    So does your Iphone actually get service there in Ubud? I am looking into moving there. I am a computer guy so once I get there I will be the man for your needs :)

    I would be really interested in talking more to you about Ubud and about how your iphone functions there.
    Please pm me or add me to skype if you have that my id there is whitepokercow

    Thanks
    Our iPhones work as well here as they did in Australia although I've never relied heavily on my iPhone for internet connection. But when I need it the internet connection it's there. The important thing is to ensure that the phone is unlocked before leaving your home country.
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitecow View Post
    What kind of connection speeds to do you get with the blackberry and can they be tethered and used as a internet source to your laptop?
    Is anyone there using MiFI cards like they have here through sprint and verizon?
    I'm not sure what speed it was exactly but it was like watching paint dry. It took around 5 seconds to open my facebook page
    Last edited by BKT; 19-07-2010 at 02:34 AM. Reason: bad grammer

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    Quote Originally Posted by pollyanna View Post
    Our iPhones work as well here as they did in Australia although I've never relied heavily on my iPhone for internet connection. But when I need it the internet connection it's there. The important thing is to ensure that the phone is unlocked before leaving your home country.
    Ahhh good pooint about unlocking it.
    What is your monthly rate and who is it through?
    Do you know if your getting unlimited data on your phone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by whitecow View Post
    Ahhh good pooint about unlocking it.
    What is your monthly rate and who is it through?
    Do you know if your getting unlimited data on your phone?
    Oh gee, Whitecow. You keep asking me these technical questions that shine a bright torch on my ignorance. The company is Ind Telkomsel. I just got that from my phone. I'm not on a monthly rate. We just go to our local friendly warung and buy more time when it is low.

    I was told, though, by the Apple guys in Denpasar that they definitely would not be able to unlock my phone so I"m glad I found that out before we left Oz.
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    hi there are the wifi signals in bali slow? any places in lebaran or kuta that has fast wifi? I need to used it during my stay this october :)

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