What do I need to make my Linksys Router work in south america?

[CPA]

magic dust

 

[GrumpyMan]

Argentina has 220 DC. Just by an adapter that changes this to 120.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight

Originally posted by: sdifox
op which country are you going to?

Hey sorry. Am in Argentina studying Spanish.

Right. I ain't your dad so drop the bullshit... No one goes to study in Argentina. I lived in Buenos Aires for 8 years. I think most of my text books were still brand new by the end of the term.


220v is the voltage. And it packs quite a punch. I got shocked once and my fingers were blackened.


The Plug

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Fayd

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
really? i heard there was this website called anandtech...where people knew about this stuff called "technology" zomg

I heard there was a forum called Networking specifically created to discuss such issues.

not really about netoworking is it? he is talking about power voltage, which is more suited to ATOT than network. He'll get murdered in networking asking about voltage.

boy are they strict!

I am exaggerating. They'll just ping you to death.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: GrumpyMan
Argentina has 220 DC. Just by an adapter that changes this to 120.

220 DC ??? Pretty sure it's VAC...

 

[GrumpyMan]

It was DC last time I was down there, but that was many many years ago. It probably is VAC now. Of course I was living in San Francisco, Cordoba at the time, which is a small town outside of the city of Cordoba.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: GrumpyMan
It was DC last time I was down there, but that was many many years ago. It probably is VAC now. Of course I was living in San Francisco, Cordoba at the time, which is a small town outside of the city of Cordoba.

When was this? I am guessing it was just the small town.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Yup small town with their own electricity generating plant. 1980 I do believe. I remember even with the adapter I had to put a handkerchief in between the record and the side of my record player, which I had shipped down there from Houston, to slow it down enough to make Peter Frampton sound normal and not like Alvin and the Chipmunks on the Frampton Comes Alive album. Ah yes....good times. :thumbsup:

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: GrumpyMan
Yup small town with their own electricity generating plant. 1980 I do believe. I remember even with the adapter I had to put a handkerchief in between the record and the side of my record player, which I had shipped down there from Houston, to slow it down enough to make Peter Frampton sound normal and not like Alvin and the Chipmunks on the Frampton Comes Alive album. Ah yes....good times. :thumbsup:

lol

I lived in Buenos Aires from 83 to 90.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight

Originally posted by: sdifox
op which country are you going to?

Hey sorry. Am in Argentina studying Spanish.

Right. I ain't your dad so drop the bullshit... No one goes to study in Argentina. I lived in Buenos Aires for 8 years. I think most of my text books were still brand new by the end of the term.


220v is the voltage. And it packs quite a punch. I got shocked once and my fingers were blackened.


The Plug

You'd be wrong. Studying Castellano in BsA is pretty popular these days. I studied there last summer.

 

[Train]

You have to translate the bits to spanish.. or Portueguese(spell fail?) depending on where your're at.

 

[Mill]

You have two options:

1. Buy a router down there (100 bucks) -- this is what I did because I forgot to pack mine.
2. Buy a transformer/converter -- you can buy them at pretty much any hardware store in BsA.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight

Originally posted by: sdifox
op which country are you going to?

Hey sorry. Am in Argentina studying Spanish.

Right. I ain't your dad so drop the bullshit... No one goes to study in Argentina. I lived in Buenos Aires for 8 years. I think most of my text books were still brand new by the end of the term.


220v is the voltage. And it packs quite a punch. I got shocked once and my fingers were blackened.


The Plug

Hah. You might be on the mark on that.

 

[vshah]

south america? is that in mexico?

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Mill
You'd be wrong. Studying Castellano in BsA is pretty popular these days. I studied there last summer.

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight

Originally posted by: sdifox
op which country are you going to?

Hey sorry. Am in Argentina studying Spanish.

Right. I ain't your dad so drop the bullshit... No one goes to study in Argentina. I lived in Buenos Aires for 8 years. I think most of my text books were still brand new by the end of the term.


220v is the voltage. And it packs quite a punch. I got shocked once and my fingers were blackened.


The Plug

Hah. You might be on the mark on that.

OP agrees with me. I have no doubt you had all the intentions of studying Castellano when you went down south. But most kids just want an adventure, the language immersion is secondary.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Mill
You'd be wrong. Studying Castellano in BsA is pretty popular these days. I studied there last summer.

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight

Originally posted by: sdifox
op which country are you going to?

Hey sorry. Am in Argentina studying Spanish.

Right. I ain't your dad so drop the bullshit... No one goes to study in Argentina. I lived in Buenos Aires for 8 years. I think most of my text books were still brand new by the end of the term.


220v is the voltage. And it packs quite a punch. I got shocked once and my fingers were blackened.


The Plug

Hah. You might be on the mark on that.

OP agrees with me. I have no doubt you had all the intentions of studying Castellano when you went down south. But most kids just want an adventure, the language immersion is secondary.

I'm not a kid, and the only reason I went there was to study Spanish and the Argentine culture. Yes, there were some "kids" down there that chose to spend more time partying and fucking around than anything else, but I was quite surprised they were in the minority. I'd say 80% + took it seriously. The partying and drinking were secondary factors -- sure it went on, and I did partake on a few occasions. Regardless, your quote was more or less than no one goes there to study -- I'm proof positive that they do.

 

[iGas]

It might not work down south because Argentina standard is 50Hz at 230V instead of North America 60Hz 110V.

 

[sciwizam]

Take a look at your power adaptor and pay close attention to what the input values say. If it says 50-60Hz and 110V-220V, you are safe. Just need a plug adapter, then to make it fit in the wall.