Tag Archives: international roaming

Uros’ Goodspeed hotspot packs 10 SIM cards, says roaming is for chumps

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Snagging international data service usually involves either special agreements or steep roaming costs. Not Uros and its new Goodspeed hotspot. The pocketable, 21Mbps HSPA+ router carries a staggering 10 SIM cards and simply uses a local SIM for which…


Vonage mobile apps get international roaming, let users chat for free on both sides of the border

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For the past year or so, Vonage has been adding to its international VoIP game, and the latest new feature is roaming. That’s right, the company’s iOS and Android apps will soon have Vonage Mobile Roaming, meaning folks can take all their incoming ca…


T-Mobile US offers new Europe-wide 500MB roaming plan for $50

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In a bid to avoid making suit-wearing execs continually eye their data use when traveling to Europe with your smartphone, T-Mobile has announced a $50 per month plan for business customers, which offers half a gig of data on both 3G and 4G (where ava…


Predictably named iPavement puts hotspots into the sidewalk

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We know what it’s like to be in a foreign country without a mobile internet connection. Although there are domestic options making it easier to connect our devices abroad, Spanish company iPavement wants to help confused tourists (and their confused …


Xcom Global revolutionizes global data: one MiFi to serve 195 countries

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Chances are you’ll see a metric ton of new gizmos surfacing at CES next week, and if we’re lucky, two or three of them will be bona fide game changers. Lucky for you, Xcom Global is serving one up ahead of the mayhem, with a single WWAN device that …


HTC Fireball and LG Spectrum may bring global awesomeness to Verizon’s LTE lineup

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Separately, the HTC Fireball and LG Spectrum have made their appearances in Verizon’s internal system before. But together, in the screenshot above, they’re actually much more than just a couple silly names — they’re responsible for ushering in t…


AT&T Call International App gets Ma Bell into the mobile VoIP market

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AT&T is throwing its globe trotting customers something of a bone with its Call International App. The free VoIP service, created with help from 8×8, will allow customers to place international long-distance calls over WiFi for much less than th…


H2O Wireless brings no-contract wireless broadband with international roaming to Best Buy, prices it into oblivion

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And this, folks, is why Engadget will be first in line once the Occupy International Roaming convention gets underway. Truth is, it’s not H2O Wireless’ fault that its latest mobile broadband launch is priced in a way that would only appeal to those …


Sprint explains iPhone 4S unlocking policy: phones will be unlocked, then locked, then unlocked again

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Yeah, that makes just as much sense to us as it does to you. Following yesterday’s PR debacle, the final word from Sprint appears to be as follows:

“Sprint’s policy is to have the iPhone 4S SIM locked to our network domestically and internation…


Sprint and Verizon confirm iPhone 4S Micro SIM unlock for international travel (update: Sprint remains locked?)

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If you own an iPhone 4 on AT&T, using the device while traveling internationally means paying sky-high roaming fees, jailbreaking or limiting data use to when you’re on a WiFi network, either with a public hotspot or through a service like Xcom …