It depends which area. If you could a GSM reception there , you would have no problem , as you're able to use GPRS to surf the Internet.

Again , IR Could transfer up to 115.2Kbps (max) and sometimes its somewhat slower then a 56K Modem itself (due to the nature of IRdA) or You could buy a cable and connect it to your PC. But I would not suggest you using GPRS and surfing web pages (unless you're on the unlimited GPRS Plan or EDGE Plan then its worth it , otherwise you will be spending a lot). I meant a lot of money. Its not really worth it

But agian if you want , I would suggest you getting a PDA and linking it up with your Phone. PDAs dont tend to "waste" as much of bandwidth then the desktop counterparts , plus PDA Web Browsers can able to surf WAP-enabled sites (e.g Mobile MSN , Mobile Yahoo) at a lower cost and you could use applications like MSN Messenger for PocketPC on the go. Trust me if you do the same thing on your PC , it will just cost more , because its heavier