One of the blogs I keep up with posted an article on this issue, which I've been thinking about quite a bit as I get stuff together for this trip.
Lifehacker linked to a CNET news article on using your/a cellphone abroad.
I've been stressing about this a bit, so it was a nice surprise to see this article featured. My personal plans include looking into better options than my currently functional (but ridiculously overpriced) international SIM card. (In some ways, it's actually more of a pain having an unlocked phone & SIM card, if you don't plan to be in any one place long enough to justify getting a local card/plan.)
The article gives a pretty good overview of what American carriers have in the way of international options. It also has some useful metrics to compare regarding price per minute and per megabyte, and the number of countries covered by each carrier's international plan.
That said, it didn't say much about getting a limited-time international plan, and was a bit iPhone-centric. So, though a mixed bag as far as what I'm looking to figure out, it's a useful resource in general.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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We use a Geosim global sim card from www.globalsimcard.co.uk.
We have used it all over Europe, the far east and australia. It has saved us lot of money over the years we've had it.
Hey MrEd, thanks for the recommendation!
I looked into AT&T and T-Mobile's international plans too. AT&T doesn't have any sort of prepaid, non-contract international plan as far as they could tell me. T-Mobile's was priced well above GlobalSim's.
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