Using my American laptop in Germany?
I'm studying abroad for a year in Germany and need to know what I need to do to prepare for using my laptop in Europe. This covers how I will power it to how I will connect to the internet. I am very clueless on this issue so any help will be greatly appreciated, especially help that comes from people with EXPERIENCE.
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while i dont have any experience,i do know you may need a different ac adapter cord because europe uses a different outlet than the american 3 head one. I dont know what else you need to change if anything. You could change the clock setting and the country setting too
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your laptop should be dual voltage. check the power cord for something that says 100-240 on it. Next depending where you will be at in germany will depend on how you will connect to the internet. make sure you have a dial up modem, wireless card, and lan port and you will be fine. lived in germany for 3.5 years with isdn and only needed a lan card. http://bitsandbytescomputers.sytes.net
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Like the person above me said make sure your laptop is dual voltage. That means it works for 110 volts(which is what is used for all the plugs in America) and 220 volts(Europe). Looks at the tab on your charger and see if it says 110V-220V. If so then you just need a plug adapter because 220 plugs are a different shape. The kind with 2 small circular holes on it. Make sure it's dual voltage, cause if you just get an adapter for something 110V to plug into a 220V your laptop will overheat, smoke up and break! If your laptop is only 110V then you need a transformer, it's a heavy box used to convert the voltage and can sometimes be expensive. If you plan using your laptop only in one place(not taking it with you when you travel) then I recommend a transformer. But if you plan to take it with you when you travel around Europe and it's only 110V and need a transformer, don't bother unless you can find a light weight small transformer(make sure it's powerful enough to convert your laptop) internet is DSL check out T Mobile(they are the biggest communication company in Germany for cell phones and the internet). btw cell phone contracts/plans are expensive but you don't get charged for receiving a phone call
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