Originally Posted by
Loren Pechtel
A friend has a pay-as-you-go 3G adapter that he uses on the road in the US. He's going to various countries in Europe. The salesman told him it would work over there but the company says no and I haven't managed to google up any answers. Did I miss an option?
It is rather easy: what is called 3G in the US is often times not GSM based thus there is no way to use that in Europe.
If you travel in Europe, it depends on the country where you go for their local pricing there. I have great experiences in Scandinavia and Germany where you get prepaid 3G data for typically USD 10 per week.
You may need to buy a USB 3G adaptor for approx. 90 USD which is then (typically) NOT SIM locked...