Using smartphones, tablets, etc on 3G/4G broadband including the various packages and prices with the various companies around the world.
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What are the best ways to avoid data roaming fees when travelling abroad?
I'm looking for data plans I can use while touring different countries within a region without having to worry about being eaten by roaming fees. If such plans exist at all, I suppose mostly big ...
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Are there Data-plan for travelers in the USA?
I intend to travel to the US for a month, and I would really like to use a lot of data traffic during the trip, for browsing, maps, Skype calls, etc. How can I do that? Should I buy a sim? Do I have ...
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1answer
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How can I effectively compare data plans available in a country?
I'm going to spend 5½ months in Netherlands, and need to be able to make calls to Italy without spending a fortune.
After some hunting on Wikipedia I found that there are only three non-virtual ...
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What's the cheapest way to purchase data access for my verizon smartphone while traveling in Spain?
What's the cheapest way to purchase data access for my verizon smartphone while traveling in Spain? Voice minutes would be useful too, although data only would be ideal. Specifically, I'll be ...
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1answer
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Are there prepaid mobile data plans in China?
When I was in the US I got a 3G data plan for the iPad which was only 25$ for 2 Gb which lasts a month.
I was wondering if there are any similar offerings in China or if its better to wait to get ...
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Choices for prepaid GSM data with laptop tethering in Europe?
Planning a trip to Europe later this year that will definitely include Italy, and will most likely include the UK, Germany, and a smattering of connecting and/or distractingly shiny countries. Here in ...
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Data connection while in Israel
Is there a cost effective way getting a data connection (sim card) for a mobile phone for 3 weeks while I am in Israel? So that I can read emails, and make use of google maps on my phone?
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SIM card in New Zealand with unlimited internet access
Are there any SIM cards with unlimited internet access available in New Zealand, for a stay period of 3 weeks?
Vodaphone counter at Auckland Airport don't offer any unlimited bundles, and I wonder if ...
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What's a good prepaid GSM SIM card without a phone?
My daughter is going to spend the next school year (August 2011 to June 2012) in Memphis, TN as an exchange student from Switzerland. She'd very much like to use her iPhone during her stay in the ...
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Starhub Singapore network data issues
I've been going to Singapore once a month for a week at a time for the last 10 months and I have been using Starhub's prepaid microsim with my iphone 4s. The data performance in woeful to say the ...
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What are the options for a prepaid SIM card in Singapore?
I'm in Singapore for a week and would like to use data with my iPhone5. What are the options that include enough data for moderate to heavy usage (1-2GB should be enough for the week).
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1answer
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Sim Card with data plan in China?
I'm traveling to Beijing for a short trip (4 days), and don't want to be without my phone or pay ATT roaming. I have an unlocked, international compatible phone.
What kind of options are available in ...
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Prepaid SIM card for data in London
I need to buy a prepaid SIM card with internet connection in London just for 6 days.
Any suggestion and prices?
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What are the mobile plan options for a short-term (6 month) visit to the UK?
I am starting an internship in London starting October and was wondering what the options for a short-term mobile plan in the UK are.
I use an iPhone so a data plan would be nice but not necessary.
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Is there a “best” wireless broadband provider or package for Australia?
Since ASUS came out with their original Eee PC I've always travelled with a netbook computer.
I've travelled to many countries, rich and poor recently and everywhere there is free Wi-Fi at least in ...
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Is there a 3G Sim Card that is usable in both Japan and China?
I will be going to Japan and China next month. As I don't want to activate the data roaming on my carrier due to the high charge, I am looking to buy local Sim Card with 3G data plan that is cheap and ...
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1answer
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3G internet / data package in China
I'm going to do a backpacking trip to China.
I have a smartphone.
What is the most economic way to buy a data package?
I don't need a sim for calls at all, data only.
I have got a 'simless' but it ...
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1answer
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Prepaid data/voice (micro)SIM for travel to Belgium
I am travelling to Belgium next month and am looking for a micro SIM that I can get shipped to my home country (UK) prior to travel.
I am a data heavy user (tethering would be a bonus too), and a ...
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1answer
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Website resource for finding cheap cellphone plans in any country
There are many country- and region-specific "cheap cell phone plan" questions, but here I'm asking for websites to check no matter what country I'm in to QUICKLY locate a cheap cell phone plan.
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Prepay (micro) sim card for data in Thailand
I'm going to be two weeks in Thailand and need a micro-sim for my iPhone (non jail broken). The main use will be data but obviously I will use it for calls and text too.
What are the recommended ...
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What is the cheapest way to use data for a Australian (telstra) iphone in the US? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Data-plan for the USA
I'll be travelling to the US soon from Australia, and I was wondering what is the cheapest way to have 3G data in the US using my iPhone which has ...
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Prepay simcard for data in Australia
I'm arriving in Sydney on Friday for a week. Ideally I'd like a pre-pay simcard for text and data (I need to check my stackexchange sites of course ;)).
However I have no idea of what companies or ...
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Reality Check on Data Roaming and Tethering in Ireland/Poland
I am in the U.S.
I would like to be able to go to Ireland and Poland and be able to tether my laptop to some kind of MIFI-like device or a cell phone that can create a wireless hotspot.
From what ...
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1answer
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Data plans in Germany that can also can be used elsewhere in Europe
I am planning to spend around 100 days in Leipzig, Germany this summer , I wanted to make a prepaid data plan 1 GB be very enough.
My Questions are:
Which are the service providers who have ...
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1answer
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Minimising data costs (non-roaming) for travellers in the US and Canada?
A former colleague will be visiting Canada and the US in a few weeks and would like data and no roaming charges.
My understanding is that he'd probably pick up a sim card and go prepay.
For a ...
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Prepaid GSM data provider for Connecticut and NYC [duplicate]
I'll be traveling to the US (specifically Fairfield, Connecticut) in about 2 weeks. Which provider has the cheapest prepaid data rate? would I be charged roaming if I went to a different city or ...
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Buy Prepaid SIM for use in Spain, but mailed to US?
I'm going to Spain in a weeks. I would like to have a SIM card in hand before we arrive in Spain.
Does anyone have experience purchasing a SIM card to use in Spain before arriving in Spain?
These ...
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2answers
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What are the options for a prepaid SIM card in Hong Kong?
What options are there in terms of prepaid Internet services? We will only be there for five days or so.
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1answer
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What's a good prepaid SIM card for data in Ireland?
Please recommend an Irish prepaid SIM card for buying a prepaid internet data package.
I'll need about 500MB for a week in Dublin (300-700MB is fine)
Specifically I would purchase a micro SIM for ...
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2answers
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Cell phone data plan recomendations?
I live in America. I do not currently own a smart phone. I basically need to be able to check my email quickly while I'm in Thailand. The idea is that a smart phone + a data plan would accomplish ...
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1answer
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Cellular internet coverage in the Pyrenees
I'm looking to buy a SIM card with a data plan. What company has coverage in the Pyrenees?
Any recommendation for a plan with 3G coverage there?
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data plan for a few days on San Diego [duplicate]
I'm going to travel to United States next week (San Diego area), and I would like to put a data plan on my phone so I can find my way around places. Roaming prices are essentially wallet rape, so it ...
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Which is an affordable internet GSM provider plan for Hong Kong & China? [duplicate]
I'm traveling to Hong Kong and China. I want to know which is a cheap internet GSM provider I can go with.
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3G/4G data plan cost outside your own country [closed]
Talking about YOUR country, and YOUR mobile-operator, how much are your charged (min / med / max) if you use 3G/4G data connection when travelling outside your country ?
