Sep 15, 2008
Can anyone tell us about their experience with a Verizon loaner phone on their trips overseas?
From all over, I'm receiving messages that more and more Verizon offices will now make loaner phones available to their customers traveling overseas (normal Verizon phones don't usually work overseas). Is this true? And is the price a reasonable one that competes with the several, overseas-applicable cell phone rental companies?
Confirmation of this new, possible service will create a strong additional reason for using Verizon, as many people will swear that the company's domestic service -- that works from almost all areas of the U.S., even mountain valleys -- is superior to many others. Have any of our readers requested and received a loaner phone on the eve of a trip abroad? And how much did you pay for its use?
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Confirmation of this new, possible service will create a strong additional reason for using Verizon, as many people will swear that the company's domestic service -- that works from almost all areas of the U.S., even mountain valleys -- is superior to many others. Have any of our readers requested and received a loaner phone on the eve of a trip abroad? And how much did you pay for its use?
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Labels: communication
Jan 10, 2008
Even if you are overseas in a foreign land, you will often find that a local library offers a free-of-charge way to go online
Following a recent car trip, when I passed through small cities and made use of a free computer in local libraries, I am reminded that the public library is a key to such use not simply within the United States but abroad. Numerous friends have confirmed that on their own recent trips to international places, they sought out a local library and found that it had at least one computer linked to the internet, which they were able to use free-of-charge. And they had no difficulty using it even though they had no library card for that location.
How do you find a local library? You ask the tourist office for specifics. And why, in this era of wi-fi in hotels and at airports, should you be concerned with finding a free service? Because a usual minimum charge for wi-fi, wherever you are, is $1 a minute -- and that adds up. While cybercafes are remarkably convenient, they also come with a price tag at least as high as $1 a minute.
So to check in occasionally with work, keep up with the news, or Skype your friends and families (2.4¢ a minute to a traditional phone number), go to the public library.
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How do you find a local library? You ask the tourist office for specifics. And why, in this era of wi-fi in hotels and at airports, should you be concerned with finding a free service? Because a usual minimum charge for wi-fi, wherever you are, is $1 a minute -- and that adds up. While cybercafes are remarkably convenient, they also come with a price tag at least as high as $1 a minute.
So to check in occasionally with work, keep up with the news, or Skype your friends and families (2.4¢ a minute to a traditional phone number), go to the public library.
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Labels: communication, tips
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