Yes very important and good point. Check the transformer on all chargers. Should say 110-240 but you never know. David Nelsen , Healthcare Technical Analyst m. 651-472-5678 e. david.nelsen at slingshot-hci.com This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:45 PM, <tclug at freakzilla.com> wrote: > I should note that most times nowadays you don't need a power converter - > just an adapter. CHECK YOUR DEVICE, obviously, but most things now will > take 110-240volts, so they'll work anywhere, but you still need an adapter > for the local-style plug. > > Other than that, if you plan on using your cellphone you might want to > make sure it's an unlocked GSM phone. You can get a SIM card in Italy > that'll be way cheaper than using your phone there with the American card. > > Take only what you need, and try not to flash it all over the place. Might > want to set up a VPN if you use a lot of American services that are blocked > outside the US (like Netflix). Also for privacy. > > > On Thu, 14 Nov 2013, Linda Kateley wrote: > > get a power converter and a translation app on your phone. I didn't check >> to see if i had coverage on phone and was sadly without phone for a week. I >> did have internet so I had skype for my calls home. >> >> lk >> >> On 11/14/13 12:33 PM, N K wrote: >> >>> I'm heading to Italy in a week for a week-long vacation (Florence & >>> Rome). >>> What tech prep or tech travel tips would you suggest? >>> -- Nicholas >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20131114/48f91278/attachment.html>