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By: Don Faust

Don Faust — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:28:48 +0000

Great tips – I think cell phones are over used, especially by Americans overseas – gotta tweet, gotta do this, etc. Looking forward to reading more.

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:13:35 +0000

@Burlene, I was not aware of the 2 services you mentioned. So, I did a quick comparison of their rates versus a local provider. While Wireless Traveler and Mobal are still cheaper when compared to US carriers, compared to local service providers they are still much more expensive. I think I will add a post at the end of the series comparing local carriers to companies like Wireless Traveler and Mobal. My recommendation to you would be get a SIM card in Iceland and another in the UK. You will still be money ahead it appears.

By: Theodora

Theodora — Sat, 07 May 2011 06:32:07 +0000

A useful reminder, thanks.

By: Burlen

Burlen — Sat, 07 May 2011 04:31:56 +0000

Hi Jeff,

Michaela at Briefcase to Backpack told me about your series on cell phones…

Thanks so much for the information that you have provided so far… I have Verizon with a quad band phone but of course it is locked… I leave for Iceland & UK on May 12, so I will try to read parts 3 & 4 on the road.

I have been looking at Wireless Traveler and Mobal… Do you expect to comment on companies in that catagory? I’m thinking about getting a phone from Wireless Traveler… Do you have any comments or cautions?

Thanks again,
Burlene

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:00:53 +0000

@Ayngelina, well done!
@Cailin and @Marsha, keep reading. More goodness coming. Let me know in the comments if your questions still aren’t answered in the posts.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:07:13 +0000

I’m really looking forward to this as I’ve paid (at times) more than my fair share of roaming charges, text msgs., etc.

By: ayngelina

ayngelina — Mon, 02 May 2011 02:01:54 +0000

I bought a phone in Chile for $30 with a $20 phone credit, when I arrived in Argentina I bought a new chip for a Buenos Aires number for $2 and I just buy time as I go. Incredibly easy.

By: Cailin

Cailin — Mon, 02 May 2011 01:11:46 +0000

I need this guide! After my last trip my cell phone company charged me $1,300.00!!!! It’s so ridiculous and I had bought their “international” package too!
I fought them down to a cheaper price after 3 phone calls and an email thank god.

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:25:40 +0000

@Michael and @Kelsey, yes, you can definitely get by without one. It feels a little weird at first, but then you don’t really miss it.

@Keith, I had not heard of the Google-Sprint partnership before you mentioned it. I will check into it and give my thoughts on PArt 4 of the series. Thanks for the tip.