In an effort to share some useful content with its site visitors and to get some link love, I might add, UK’s CheapFlights prepared a short list of tips for iPhone-ownin’ travellers. It’s common sense when you think about it, but it’s worth repeating nonetheless.
Without further ado, here’s what they suggest:
- Use WiFi rather than cellular data – this will potentially save you tons of money, as data roaming is still quite expensive.
- Turn off automatic updates – again, the idea is not to use 3G data. To do this, go to “Settings,” then “Fetch New Data” and switch off “Push.” Then change “Fetch” to “Manually.”
- Travel prepared with virtual backups – what they want to say is that along with the original documents — such as your passport, credit card statements and luggage tag — it’s neat to have all of them in digital form. You can simply take photos of all the documents with your iPhone’s camera.
- Pack light with eBooks – the idea here is to ditch real books for their electronic counterparts. With the apps like Stanza, it’s easy to do this.
- Check your network provider’s tariffs – make sure to check how much your operator will charge for using data when abroad. Although we advise you to use WiFi over 3G, sometimes you may need to connect to the Internet urgently, and knowing how much that costs can’t harm you.
- Explore offline alternatives – what CheapFlights is suggesting with this point is that you could pick up a street map, instead of using Google Maps. I would say – jailbreak your iPhone and see if you can get offline maps to work.
- Make the most of flight apps – TripIt and FlightTrack are two neap apps to check, though are quite a few other options as well.
What do you make out of CheapFlights’ list? Would you add something else? Is there something missing? Comments form is all yours…