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--- communication:intermittent [2016/12/18 23:03]
frater_secessus created
+++ communication:intermittent [2025/04/03 16:47] (current)
frater_secessus [be ready]
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 It is common for nomads to have only ocassional access to the internet.  One way to deal with this challenge is to remember how things were done on dial-up internet in the 1990s.
 ===== be ready =====
-The main thing is to **be ready** when the internet access is available. Have your mail ready to go.
+The main thing is to **be ready** when the internet access is available.
+  * Have your offline email ready to go.
+  * Update your devices/computers/apps.
+  * Pull down offline content.
+  * upload pics and videos
+  * check in on forums, subreddits, youtube channels, blogs
+  * make use of open wifi (walmart, libraries, etc) for larger transfers
+  * etc
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 Gmail also has an extension called [[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gmail-offline/ejidjjhkpiempkbhmpbfngldlkglhimk|Gmail Offline]] which sends/receives when the connection is available.  This method does not save as much bandwidth as the POP3 methods can but may be easier to set up.   Note:  you must be connected to the net the first time you run Gmail Offline so it can set itself up.
+Phone email apps also tend to respond well to intermittent connections.
 ===== web browsing =====
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   * if you don't have a kindle you can [[https://getpocket.com/add/|save pages to Pocket]] or similar offline readers.
+===== multimedia =====
+==== movies ====
+Streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix, etc, often allow some amount of downloading for future watching.  If your device has [[https://amzn.to/3xnA8Vs|a microSD card]] for storage you may want to point the app to it before downloading.
+Caveats:
+  * the number of shows to d/l may be restricted
+  * the devices to which one can download may be restricted. In particular, rooted/jailbroken devices are often not allowed.
+  * 'casting to TVs or other devices may be restricted
+If you will be watching on a phone you may want to reduce the quality/resolution to [[communication:bandwidth_conservation|save bandwidth]].  {Prime's "data saver" setting makes for very small downloads and is quite watchable at phone screen size  -- secessus}
 ==== download YouTube videos ====
-Download YouTube videos with a tool called youtube-dl.  You can specify the quality (and therefore filesize).  Be nice to your wifi host and don’t download 1080p versions if you don’t need that resolution.  YouTube also has a service called Red that will allow you to d/l videos if you have a subscription.
+Download YouTube videos with a freeware [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtube-dl|youtube-dl]].  You can specify the quality (and therefore filesize).  Be nice to your wifi host and don’t download 1080p versions if you don’t need that resolution.  YouTube also has a service called Red that will allow you to d/l videos if you have a subscription.
+===== terminal =====
+Mosh works well over high-latency and internet connections.  Since it is UDP-based it cannot provide tunneling.
+If you require tunnelling, autossh can reconnect when connection is broken.
+screen and tmux keep shell sessions alive and re-connectable for when the connection is restored.

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