how do you handle international data connectivity?
Apr 18, 2017, 2:57 pm
#76
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Programs: UA-GS 1MM), Hertz Pres Circle, Starriott Titanium)
Posts: 1,966
Aha... there's the problem. When I'm not traveling or at a client site, I'm in the home office. Pretty much everywhere I go, there is wifi and/or I just don't have the time to download much of anything besides email/news/the occasional podcast.
I think my record since having FI was 4gb of usage in a month, and that was when I was roaming in Jamaica where the hotel internet was useless.
I think my record since having FI was 4gb of usage in a month, and that was when I was roaming in Jamaica where the hotel internet was useless.
Apr 19, 2017, 12:25 pm
#77
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Detroit; Formerly Dubai
Posts: 3,652
This topic is new to me but I think I got it, after reading many threads.
I am going to South Africa for two weeks. I have an unlocked ATT iphone 6 (US).
Paying $10 a day to ATT seems ridiculous so I'm looking at the following. Correct me if I am wrong in my thinking.
1) Buy a local SIM card for calls & data. Arriving late to airport so vendors might be closed. Can I easily find a place to get a SIM in Cape Town the next day? What kind of place? Do you buy a SIM card plus a voice and data plan? How does it work?
2) If I don't need to make phone calls, buy an international hotspot device and use that for all data.
I am going to South Africa for two weeks. I have an unlocked ATT iphone 6 (US).
Paying $10 a day to ATT seems ridiculous so I'm looking at the following. Correct me if I am wrong in my thinking.
1) Buy a local SIM card for calls & data. Arriving late to airport so vendors might be closed. Can I easily find a place to get a SIM in Cape Town the next day? What kind of place? Do you buy a SIM card plus a voice and data plan? How does it work?
2) If I don't need to make phone calls, buy an international hotspot device and use that for all data.
Apr 23, 2017, 11:54 pm
#78
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Something, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 8,157
At least for recent(-ish) versions of Android you can configure this. You can set a specific wifi SID as being metered, in which case it'll be treated much like a standard cellular data connection rather than wifi when it comes to things like app updates.