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OT: Internet and Transferring large files from L.A... [message #87902] Tue, 10 July 2007 18:30 Go to next message
Kim is currently offline  Kim
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Registered: October 2005
Senior Member
Hi guys,

I'm wanting info on how to transfer large files from around L.A. back to
Australia on a tight time schedule. I hear there are plenty of Internet cafe's
and stuff (Starbucks / McDonalds?) which have local wireless access these
days over there. Just looking for an idea of how inconvenient it would be
to transfer large files over the internet from "on the street"?

We're hoping to be able to get the files within a fairly short time frame.

Any info on the availability of wireless internet over there would be appreciated,
both in cafe's etc, and/or full mobile coverage deals. Is there anybody who
offers a cheap deal for mobile internet from a laptop covering the city?

Cheers,
Kim.
Re: OT: Internet and Transferring large files from L.A... [message #87921 is a reply to message #87902] Tue, 10 July 2007 22:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dedric Terry is currently offline  Dedric Terry   UNITED STATES
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Kim,

Yes, Wifi is pretty widely available, but bandwidth and cost may vary. I
think Starbucks is something like $25/month - no idea what the bandwidth is,
but last I recall an associate I was working with transferred a client video
preview of 250M or so in about 40 minutes from a Starbucks (not too fast,
esp if you are thinking of larger files than that). Don't know if they are
in LA, but Panerra Bread has free wifi, as do many other cafes, so really no
need to pay for Starbucks'. That's just what we have here in Colorado - LA
may have even better/more options.

The full mobile deals are a bit more per month - last I check I think it was
around $100/month and bandwidth was (I think) around 128k. Yes, the US
sucks for bandwidth allocation compared to the speeds the rest of the world
offers, at least for ADSL/broadband (20-24M Canada, Europe, Japan, etc -
1.5M if you are lucky in the US - stingy bunch we are, sigh...not sure about
wifi elsewhere).

Probably not the specifics you need, but a google for "Los Angeles wifi" may
be your best bet.

Regards,
Dedric

On 7/10/07 7:30 PM, in article 4694329f$1@linux, "Kim"
<hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm wanting info on how to transfer large files from around L.A. back to
> Australia on a tight time schedule. I hear there are plenty of Internet cafe's
> and stuff (Starbucks / McDonalds?) which have local wireless access these
> days over there. Just looking for an idea of how inconvenient it would be
> to transfer large files over the internet from "on the street"?
>
> We're hoping to be able to get the files within a fairly short time frame.
>
> Any info on the availability of wireless internet over there would be
> appreciated,
> both in cafe's etc, and/or full mobile coverage deals. Is there anybody who
> offers a cheap deal for mobile internet from a laptop covering the city?
>
> Cheers,
> Kim.
Re: OT: Internet and Transferring large files from L.A... [message #87927 is a reply to message #87921] Tue, 10 July 2007 23:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
JeffH is currently offline  JeffH   UNITED STATES
Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR
Senior Member
Kim,

Try this:

http://www.wififreespot.com/ca.html

The price is right if nothing else. Also if you are at a hotel, many of
them have free wifi...it's supposedly mandated at Holiday Inn Express
Hotels, others a following suite.


Jeff

Dedric Terry wrote:
> Kim,
>
> Yes, Wifi is pretty widely available, but bandwidth and cost may vary. I
> think Starbucks is something like $25/month - no idea what the bandwidth is,
> but last I recall an associate I was working with transferred a client video
> preview of 250M or so in about 40 minutes from a Starbucks (not too fast,
> esp if you are thinking of larger files than that). Don't know if they are
> in LA, but Panerra Bread has free wifi, as do many other cafes, so really no
> need to pay for Starbucks'. That's just what we have here in Colorado - LA
> may have even better/more options.
>
> The full mobile deals are a bit more per month - last I check I think it was
> around $100/month and bandwidth was (I think) around 128k. Yes, the US
> sucks for bandwidth allocation compared to the speeds the rest of the world
> offers, at least for ADSL/broadband (20-24M Canada, Europe, Japan, etc -
> 1.5M if you are lucky in the US - stingy bunch we are, sigh...not sure about
> wifi elsewhere).
>
> Probably not the specifics you need, but a google for "Los Angeles wifi" may
> be your best bet.
>
> Regards,
> Dedric
>
> On 7/10/07 7:30 PM, in article 4694329f$1@linux, "Kim"
> <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Hi guys,
>>
>>I'm wanting info on how to transfer large files from around L.A. back to
>>Australia on a tight time schedule. I hear there are plenty of Internet cafe's
>>and stuff (Starbucks / McDonalds?) which have local wireless access these
>>days over there. Just looking for an idea of how inconvenient it would be
>>to transfer large files over the internet from "on the street"?
>>
>>We're hoping to be able to get the files within a fairly short time frame.
>>
>>Any info on the availability of wireless internet over there would be
>>appreciated,
>>both in cafe's etc, and/or full mobile coverage deals. Is there anybody who
>>offers a cheap deal for mobile internet from a laptop covering the city?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Kim.
>
>
Re: OT: Internet and Transferring large files from L.A... [message #87945 is a reply to message #87902] Wed, 11 July 2007 11:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
TCB is currently offline  TCB
Messages: 1261
Registered: July 2007
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You'll probably be behind a NAT router so you're going to want to know exactly
the ip/host you'll be transferring to. One other option would be to send
the files out via a P2P network and ask a bunch of your bittorrent using
friends to download them, thereby distributing the load a bit. Again, NAT
becomes and issue here.

TCB

"Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>Hi guys,
>
>I'm wanting info on how to transfer large files from around L.A. back to
>Australia on a tight time schedule. I hear there are plenty of Internet
cafe's
>and stuff (Starbucks / McDonalds?) which have local wireless access these
>days over there. Just looking for an idea of how inconvenient it would be
>to transfer large files over the internet from "on the street"?
>
>We're hoping to be able to get the files within a fairly short time frame.
>
>Any info on the availability of wireless internet over there would be appreciated,
>both in cafe's etc, and/or full mobile coverage deals. Is there anybody
who
>offers a cheap deal for mobile internet from a laptop covering the city?
>
>Cheers,
>Kim.
Re: OT: Internet and Transferring large files from L.A... [message #87963 is a reply to message #87902] Wed, 11 July 2007 16:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
excelav is currently offline  excelav   
Messages: 2130
Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit
Senior Member
I don't know if this will help you, but I have used AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
to transfer large files, and it's free. They usually transfer in under a
minute. Of course this will depend on the connection you use. I use AIM
with iChat on a Mac. There is a direct privacy mode that will directly connect
the two machines in iChat. There may be a similar thing in AIM for PC.
It's a vary easy way to go.

"Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>Hi guys,
>
>I'm wanting info on how to transfer large files from around L.A. back to
>Australia on a tight time schedule. I hear there are plenty of Internet
cafe's
>and stuff (Starbucks / McDonalds?) which have local wireless access these
>days over there. Just looking for an idea of how inconvenient it would be
>to transfer large files over the internet from "on the street"?
>
>We're hoping to be able to get the files within a fairly short time frame.
>
>Any info on the availability of wireless internet over there would be appreciated,
>both in cafe's etc, and/or full mobile coverage deals. Is there anybody
who
>offers a cheap deal for mobile internet from a laptop covering the city?
>
>Cheers,
>Kim.
Re: OT: Internet and Transferring large files from L.A... [message #87967 is a reply to message #87963] Wed, 11 July 2007 19:19 Go to previous message
Kim is currently offline  Kim
Messages: 1246
Registered: October 2005
Senior Member
James,

Thanks for that. I'm actually more looking for connection options than transfer
options. We have multiple ways of getting the files back, but it's getting
access to the internet for $2 a day when bouncing all over L.A. is the issue...

Cheers,
Kim.

"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>I don't know if this will help you, but I have used AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
>to transfer large files, and it's free. They usually transfer in under
a
>minute. Of course this will depend on the connection you use. I use AIM
>with iChat on a Mac. There is a direct privacy mode that will directly
connect
>the two machines in iChat. There may be a similar thing in AIM for PC.

>It's a vary easy way to go.
>
>"Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>Hi guys,
>>
>>I'm wanting info on how to transfer large files from around L.A. back to
>>Australia on a tight time schedule. I hear there are plenty of Internet
>cafe's
>>and stuff (Starbucks / McDonalds?) which have local wireless access these
>>days over there. Just looking for an idea of how inconvenient it would
be
>>to transfer large files over the internet from "on the street"?
>>
>>We're hoping to be able to get the files within a fairly short time frame.
>>
>>Any info on the availability of wireless internet over there would be appreciated,
>>both in cafe's etc, and/or full mobile coverage deals. Is there anybody
>who
>>offers a cheap deal for mobile internet from a laptop covering the city?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Kim.
>
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