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Old Sep 12, 2016 | 8:53 pm
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Originally Posted by Often1
Whatever it is, if you don't use SMS other than for these necessities and have a plan which charges $0.50, that is what you will have to pay to register for WiFi.

There is not intended to be a workaround.
It's unfortunate that's there's not some alternative system in airports. Like show your passport and pay a fee at a desk for 1 day wifi service. Since even though I was paying $10/day to Verizon for roaming, my phone just wouldn't connect to the Swiss cell system.

Sounds like the bottom line is that if my phone doesn't work in a particular country, I'm out of luck for wifi that requires SMS registration.
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