Are we becoming Addicted to the Internet

[enodreven]

Hi,

 

I just replied to a thread on mobile Internet and as i was typing I thought am I becoming addicted to the Internet.

 

We all seem to be trying to find the best way to get connected when we are away from home on holiday, perhaps we should be accepting that we should be concentrating on enjoying the holiday and travel, rather than how we get the best deal to connect to the Internet as we do at home.

 

any one have any similar thoughts,

 

I will get my coat

[Guest JudgeMental]

This year on our trip to Italy, I insisted on leaving the laptop behind against much resistance........Did we miss it? not in the slightest (still have the blackberry's though :D)

[ChrisK5]

We never take our laptop with us when we go away, although we do take our i phones, which does have mobile internet via the mobile network, which we use mainly for calls and excellent google maps.

[Dave G]

Yes, I am, but only because it is a useful tool to have. Useful for keeping in touch with family and friends by e-mail, skype etc, for checking on aires, and campsites. Ffor planning routes a map is very useful but for up to date information regarding roads, ferries etc a connection to the modern world is essential.

It's useful for checking web sites like this one and the BBC for news etc. Here on this site in Spain at the moment the internet wifi server has been up and down like the proverbial fiddler's elbow. Judging from the haunted looks on the faces of people scurrying round the site to ask if anyone had managed to log on I don't think I'm alone in my addiction. :-(

[malc d]

It's another useful tool but takes away the feeling of 'being in foreign parts' which we used to get before all these gizmos came along.

 

 

Going 'to the continent' used to be an adventure but it doesn't feel like it any more.

 

Regards (from the Vendee)

 

;-)

[mike 202]

Malcd, I agree with you, and I am languishing in the Sunshine in Spain. Still only another few weeks to suffer. Personally I blame Brussels for another fine mess.

 

Off to the Bar now to drink good health to "The Forum's talent".

[robertandjean]

Seeing we have a net book each and Hawkin dish to increase w-ifi reception then answer must be yes! But as finding wi-fi often involves a visit to the local bar/cafe then this only adds richness to our French experience.

[Mel B]

I would be if only my stupid ********** 3 mobile dongle connection was working anywhere like it should .... letter being sent to them tomorrow ... sick to death of not being able to get on line and see what you lot are up to!!! :D

[colin]

When gf drags herself away from emmerdale or street she tells me I spend too much time on tinternet :D

[lennyhb]

I make part of my income from trading on ebay although my daughter runs it while I'm away, a large percentage of buyers on ebay don't have a lot between their ears. So it's essential for answering the queries & sorting out the problems.

 

Also a great way of finding about the area & what's going on in wear you are staying. It often enhances our stay as we find things we didn't know about.

 

Please don't say do your research before you go because we can't research an area if we don't know where we are going. Often book a ferry & decide where we are going once we are across the channel.

If going away for a long weekend in the UK often don't decide to go until Friday afternoon then we are gone in ½ hour no time for research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[derek500]

It's very handy if you arrive at aire found in the "All the French Aires' book and find that motorhomes are now banned!!

 

Just log in to the regularly updated www.campingcar-infos.com and find another!!

[Derek Uzzell]

braunston - 2010-09-26 11:04 AM

 

Hi,

 

I just replied to a thread on mobile Internet and as i was typing I thought am I becoming addicted to the Internet.

 

We all seem to be trying to find the best way to get connected when we are away from home on holiday, perhaps we should be accepting that we should be concentrating on enjoying the holiday and travel, rather than how we get the best deal to connect to the Internet as we do at home.

 

any one have any similar thoughts,

 

I will get my coat

 

I agree.

 

When we travel in the motorhome, we don't have a TV and we don't take with us any means of accessing the internet. Normally, the only time we use the phone is to check weekly with our neighbour whether our house has been burgled or burned down.

 

What joy!