Travel Technology - Looking for a Prepaid Global Access ISP

I've been searching online for global online ISPs and found a couple that interested me. Net-Roamer and Roadpost seem like they are reliable. I'm on a DSL broadband in the US and my dial-up plan doesn't provide international roaming.

Roadpost (http://www.roadpost.com) offers 2500 AA miles for signing up but their client doesn't support the Mac OS X platform. Net-roamer (http://www.net-roamer.com/) does.

Does anyone have any experience in using these?

Any opinion would be greatly appreciated!

Timfucius

Does it have to be prepaid? And are miles more important than good service and worldwide coverage?

I love ipass AND they have a Mac client.

http://www.roamintl.com/ is a reseller of the ipass service.

Awesome thing is that ipass also works on T-mobile hotspots.

Edited to add that Net-roamer seems to be an i-pass reseller as well...

Thanks for the response. It's ALL about the miles!! :rolleyes:

No, seriously. Worldwide coverage and affordability are my priorities. I've spend tons of money in the US alone trying to connect to my ISPs. I need a service that I don't have to worry about and just pay as I go. I'm sure I can find prepaid internet in the places I travel to, but it would be a major hassle trying to find it.

Thanks again.

Give Maglobe a try:

http://www.magobe.net

I've used Maglobe for about a year and have been pretty satisfied.

The site is: http://www.maglobe.com/

Thanks. I'll give maglobe a try!

I apologize for bringing this thread back to life.

I'm in the market for something similar to iPass (or I should say just iPass; due to its alliance with Wayport, T-Mobile & other dominant Wi-Fi & Dial-up providers) for my domestic travel and occassional (2-3 trips/yr) int'l travel. I would prefer a "pay-as-you-go" service rather than prepaid but not sure which one is cheaper.

So far what I learned from browsing through the reseller's website is that the difference between these guys are in the area of whether the minutes are prepaid, requires monthly fee or whether they use credit-card automatic "top-off". In terms of rate and service they are basically identical. Is my presumption correct?

Also, I didn't see MaGlobe offering any Wi-Fi service (or a rate list) on their website - do they provide one? In terms of dialup, I notice in some countries (Western Europe comes to mind), the dialup rate is cheaper than iPass and in others (like Japan), it's comparable.

I did find out that www.gphone.com (GlobalPhone, Inc.) is also an iPass reseller, and since I already have an Int'l Callback service through them (and used it to save a bundle on my last U.K. trip) I can add iPass service to my account with a monthly min of $2, dialup rate within US for $2.40/hr, wi-fi rate within US, Western Europe and Asia Pacific for $7.20/hr (which, I have a hunch would be similar to what other resellers like i2roam.com Net-Roamer, Roadpost and roamintl.com offer - or are any of these guys cheaper?)

Also, has anyone ever done a comparison between rates/quality between MaGlobe and iPass? (any pros/cons)?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Jamester

My Experience:

MaGlobe is great when it works (and I've found it mostly reliable with just a few problems) and is usually less expensive than iPass. Maglobe does not appear to have any WiFi partners at present and this is rapidly becoming a big minus point for them.

iPass is more expensive but has the benefit of being very reliable (I've not had a single problem).

Everywhere I've stayed recently has had free or paid for WiFi so I've not needed dial up (and I tend to use GPRS where WiFi isn't available).

Also, has anyone ever done a comparison between rates/quality between MaGlobe and iPass?
Jamester

I had used iPass before. Look at www.tempestcom.com for GRIC Mobile Office.

Access in 150+ countries, you pay only when you use it, and pretty reliable. I've used it in Asia, Middle East (a lot), and Africa.

Cheers,
Leo

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