I was able to contact my family and friends in 2-3 hours after I left toronto (thanks Lufthansa Airlines! - they have free internet on board).. for few hours i was chatting while flying...And then next day I sent e-mails back home already from my office...
...does he work somewhere? does his company have communication tools like telephone, internet, even fax like DaRuDe mentioned (this is also the option, when others are not working! LOL).. but to blame on "bad connection"?
... I would understand "extremely expencive telecommunication".. but "bad connection"???