2. The fear of most people who travel
abroad is the high cost of data roaming. If
you’re one of these people, you shouldn’t
live with this kind of fear. This is because
there are several ways by which you can
avoid paying extremely expensive data
charges.
First and foremost, don’t ever forget to turn off your phone’s data roaming when
you’re not using it. This is perhaps the wisest and easiest way to get lesser charges.
Remember to only turn on the data roaming when you’re in a Wi-Fi hot spot. This
allows you to use the Internet without being charged by your service provider of
high roaming costs.
Next, you can rent a portable Wi-Fi device. This is a better option if you’ll not be
hanging around Internet cafes and hotel loungers that have free Wi-Fi in them.
There are quite a number of smartphone rental companies that provide pocket-
sized Wi-Fi devices that can easily connect to 3G signals.
What’s even better about this equipment is that other Wi-Fi ready devices can
connect to this device for some Internet connection.
Then, you can also get a data package from your service provider. This should be
an international data package since this would allow you
to roam at low prepaid rates. There are already a lot of
companies today who offer you with such service.
Fourth, you can go and buy an international SIM card or
otherwise known as the global SIM card. This cute chip
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3. card allows you to surf the net using your smartphone without having to worry
about high costs. A good example of which is a USA SIM card that lets you do
USA roaming even when you don’t have a USA cell phone.
Fifth, you can just choose to go to an internet shop when you want to surf or
browse the internet. This is a good option only if you really want to have a
vacation that’s free from any work hassle. But if you are on a business trip, then
this might not work for you because there’s no guarantee that you can easily find
internet shops in the place you’ll visit.
Sixth, you can buy a local SIM card. This is advisable if you are visiting only one
country or area. The local SIM card is great because the rate for data roaming is
local and it follow the minimum charge of that area.
Now these are all the options that you have so you’ll not be surprised when your
phone bill arrives the next month.
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