SweetSue
Train Attendant
My husband and I will be taking our second LD train trip in a few weeks. As we will be gone for 3 weeks, I am considering purchasing either a netbook or IPOD TOUCH to take with me to check my email and look for restaurants and search mapquest and such. I am trying to decide which to purchase. If I am correct, if I get the netbook, I can purchase a card to use air time while on the the train or just use the internet when I find a free wifi when we stop. (I really don't know what size of data I would need to purchase though and if I purchase too much and don't use it within a month, I loose it). The IPOD would only get the internet when I can find free wifi, and cannot use an air card and cell phone towers. The IPOD is very small and portable, netbook a little bigger, easier to type on. I am 50+ and work on computers everyday but I still am limited to some of my understanding of all the gadgetry and such. I fear that I will have to zoom in on things all the time on the IPOD to be able to read it, besides the touch screen is kinda "touchy". (Pun intended) I have an old (2003) laptop but it is too big and bulky and don't want to lug it around with me. I see that some of you post your trip reports while traveling so I'm wondering what you use. Now I wonder if I even NEED to have one of these with me. As I tell my husband, it isn't a necessity, it is a toy and fun to have available. I would love to hear all of your suggestions.
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