Connecting to the Internet once the location/country was changed?

For example, currently you reside in Paris and subscribed to the ISP there. Subscribed for DSL or cable connection to access the Internet. After a few weeks you changed your location for business and
traveled to the Munich.

Once in Munich, should you need to be subscribed to a new local ISP or if you have chances other than this, what can you do either wired or wirelessly?

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networker050184

If that ISP services both areas you may be able to have your service transferred. If not, then you can get a new service with a provider in the area. What access methods are available will depend on the services offered in the area.

thedrama

1) What could you tell me about VPN connection set up or 3G in terms of wireless cellular connection? i know VPN requires an available Internet connection before everything, however, 2) can't it be possible to take advantage of VPN in such a situation?

3)3G could be more efficient however, how could my local phone operator contact with me?

apr911

What are you trying to achieve exactly?

You will be unable to use the connection you used in Paris because even if your ISP remains the same given the geographically diverse location the ISP's router that you connect to will likely be different thereby changing your Gateway IP and the route to get to your computer. Even within the same city it is likely that the ISP has multiple routers and depending on how the ISP chooses to map and place gateway routers, it is possible (though rather unlikely) that you could connect to one gateway/router and your neighbor is connected to another.

VPN will require that you have an existing internet connection, you could do VPN over 3G any many people do (using an aircard they connect into their corporate network) but again thats for remote dialing to your internal network so Im not sure what it would achieve in your situation.

3G will work but your speeds are likely to be highly variable and you likely wont have your own public IP address since most 3G networks do PAT so you can get out to the internet but the internet wont be able to reach you.

thedrama

Honestly, what im trying to realise is that once you switch your location due to business purposes with your laptop, what will your public IP be? which
kinds of connection can be made at the new location?

Shortly, what does a person who changes his/her location needs to access the Internet do in that case? (in real-life)

Everyone

These days, when traveling for business purposes, if you have a need to connect back to your home office via VPN, you usually do 1 of 2 things. Connect to an available wireless system (most hotels have these), or use mobile broadband (tethered cell phone, USB stick, or mobile wi-fi hot spot).

In the case of the hotel wi-fi, your public IP will be whatever the ISP the hotel uses gives it. In the case of the mobile broadband, it will be whatever your cellular service provider uses, which could vary by geographic region.

thedrama

Everyone wrote: »

These days, when traveling for business purposes, if you have a need to connect back to your home office via VPN, you usually do 1 of 2 things. Connect to an available wireless system (most hotels have these), or use mobile broadband (tethered cell phone, USB stick, or mobile wi-fi hot spot).

In the case of the hotel wi-fi, your public IP will be whatever the ISP the hotel uses gives it. In the case of the mobile broadband, it will be whatever your cellular service provider uses, which could vary by geographic region.

Thank you for explanation.