We’ve successfully finished 2 weeks here in Vietnam. It has been a great mix of culture, food, and of course, a little tech. After a bit of web surfing, and asking a lot of questions to the hostel staff in Hanoi, I was finally able to setup GPRS so we could access the intranet via Vietnam’s cell network (check back for a post on that soon). Of course what would be the fun of mobile internet if I couldn’t do anything on it? Well, I’ll tell you now that I could.
I did this speed test while on the overnight train from Hanoi to Sapa, the northern most region of Vietnam. You can see why I was quite surprised from the screenshot. The 3G speed sustained well until bedtime when we were far outside of Hanoi. It was perfect for Joel, G, and I. We were easily able to do work, read some websites, and send some emails. It even afforded me the ability to download some moderate size iPad app updates and some festive horror books for the October Season!
So, all-in-all we’ve had very good luck with connectivity while on the roadbeds in Vietnam. The setup was a little hairier than other countries, but only because most of the info wasn’t in English. More on that soon!
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