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International travelers have long dealt with the hassle of changing networks as they traverse the globe. Having separate phones, changing out SIM cards, or using some of the rare dual-SIM phones are all options. Now a sleek new iPhone case is in the works that could allow travelers to easily switch between SIMs and keep…
If European Union can cut roaming fees, African Union should be able to do the same, right? Well, it’s not as easy as it may sound since EU countries are mostly rich and when there’s money, things are easier to manage. Alas that didn’t stop African Union from criticizing the high cost of mobile roaming…
Canadian mobile operator Rogers Wireless unveiled a new package for folks frequently travelling to the United States. For just $7.99 they can get 50MB of data, which according to the carrier is “nearly twice the data a Rogers wireless customer would typically use per day while in Canada.” We’re not sure about that, but I…
Voiamo launched a new service for world travelers, allowing them to stay connected while not breaking a bank. Dubbed Globalgig, it comes with a small Mobile Hotspot device (pictured above) that makes it easy to get your Internet fix in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Expansion to other Asian, European Union markets…
Some months after changing its international data plans, AT&T is revamping its entire line of services for travelers, which means talking and texting plans are getting a refresh as well. AT&T’s new Europe Travel plan offers bundles of 30, 80, or 200 minutes per month for anywhere in Europe. The charges are $30, $60, and…
The GSMA has launched an initiative to provide consumers with greater visibility of their roaming charges and usage of mobile data when travelling abroad. During the meeting held last week in Shanghai, 24 operator groups agreed to undertake a number of measures to help mobile subscribers better understand their data roaming charges and more effectively…
If you’re rocking a Droid 4, RAZR, RAZR MAXX, Rezound, then you have an update coming your way. What, pray tell, is in this update? Well, it looks like Verizon is flipping the switch and giving these handsets the global roaming capabilities they’ve had tucked away since day one. This summer, Verizon Wireless will be updating the…
After giving in to the pressure from consumers, AT&T finally started unlocking contract-free iPhones as of April 8th. Well for once, AT&T is actually going above expectations to make the process easier. You don’t even have to visit your local AT&T store to unlock the iPhone; you can do it online right from home. First…
Traveling is great. You get to see new things, meet new people, try food you might have otherwise never even known existed, but there’s a downside to all that. And no, we’re not talking about being unfortunate enough to be stuck between a morbidly obese man and a screaming baby during a 6 hour flight.…
Hola. Ciao. Hallo. Hej. Dobrý den. If you understand any of that, chances are you are just fluent in a lot of languages, or in a country where the iPhone 4S is now sold. Apple’s iconic new smartphone is now available in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway,…