{"id":772,"date":"2008-04-11T03:40:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-11T08:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/04\/11\/tips-for-the-singapore-airport"},"modified":"2008-04-12T10:04:27","modified_gmt":"2008-04-12T15:04:27","slug":"tips-for-the-singapore-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/04\/11\/tips-for-the-singapore-airport","title":{"rendered":"Tips for the Singapore Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, I&#8217;m leaving on a jet plane, to head to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysqluc.com\/\">MySQL Conference &amp; Expo 2008<\/a>. Normally, this is a flight I make via Auckland or Sydney, but this time its via Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore is a hub in Asia, so let me share a few tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The airport is huge. Terminal 3 reminds me of being in one of Heathrow&#8217;s terminals. Leave plenty of time to walk from gate to gate (up to 20 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>US flights probably always leave from Terminal 3, around gates A16-A20. The gates are speculation, mainly because of the extra security available out there. (A18, for Los Angeles, A16 for San Francisco, I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;m right).<\/li>\n<li>Within A16-A20, you&#8217;ll not notice any power sockets available for your laptop. Clearly, very negative for the business traveller.<\/li>\n<li>You can get free wireless, via the Wireless@SG access point. Just get your mobile phone to roam to SingTel, and enter *186. You&#8217;ll be sent an SMS back, with a username and password. Happy surfing (IMAPS\/SMTPS\/HTTP\/HTTPS\/SSH all work).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s about it. 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