Awesome experience for Paul Golding
June 13th, 2008
I’m not sure many would refer to riding the train from Swindon to Paddington as an awesome experience, but then again, not everyone is gadget fiend Paul Golding.
Beginning by stating how much he loves his iPhone, he is happy to note that connectivity wise, he suffers while on the Brunel line. And that is where his other “great gadget saves the day”. I’m sure you can guess that he is indeed referring to his 3 mobile broadband dongle, which gave him “fantastic coverage” all the way along the line, well from Swindon at least.
So Paul merrily downloaded “gracefully” an application for his Mac, while trundling onward in shadow of the glorious Didcot Chimney stacks. I guess that is mobile connectivity in the truest of senses.


Yes - the train bit wasn’t the awesome experience - Great Western have got a long way to go yet! But the modem was great and I now prefer taking the train to London simply because I know that I can use the time to get stuff done. As someone who NEVER uses paper, I rely heavily on my iPhone and Mac laptops. For the latter, the 3 dongle has proven an indispensable productivity aid, especially given my heavy reliance on web apps for organising my daily project activities.
Paul Golding, June 21st, 2008 at 1:16 pm