Tagged: mobile-phone

eSims for Beginners: Cheaper Phone and Data Costs When You Travel

Many of us love to go abroad but when we do, we are afraid of our mobile phone carrier’s high roaming rates.Time to learn about the eSim, a virtual trick that allows you to access…

5 Things Cruise Passengers Must Remember to Do—or Else Get Soaked for Thousands of Dollars

Put your smartphone in airplane mode.As TheStreet warns: "It’s not uncommon to hear horror stories of first-time cruisers who neglected to put their phones in airplane mode, only to…

T-Mobile Boosts Free Perks for Travelers: Roaming, Flight Wi-Fi, Gas Discounts

If you want to feel old, tell the children in your life that not so long ago it was too expensive to use your smartphone on vacation. Back then, if you forgot to put your phone on…

FAA Raises Alarm Over Fires in Samsung Smartphones

Ariel Gonzalez/YouTube A massive product recall has turned into a rare admonition by the Federal Aviation Administration: Don't use your phone on flights. After Galaxy Note7 devices…

T-Mobile's Simple Global International Roaming: Should Travelers Switch?

T-Mobile has been working to publicize its new no-contract Simple Choice plans of late, and perhaps with good reason: There are still a fair number of travelers who are not aware…

From Frommer's Forums: A Website That Compares the Value of Pre-Paid SIM Card Plans Worldwide

Frommer's community member Drobert360 posted about a little-known tool for international travelers that could potentially save them hundreds on phone charges. The website is…

The Best Ways to Get Out in Los Angeles

While winter, in other cities, means thinking up any number of indoor activities, L.A. is different. Its blessed climate is one of the nation's most inviting for outdoor play,…

Consider the Crouton: Ritz Carlton Cooking Class Delivers Delicacies Large & Small

If I told you I flew 500 miles to make a crouton, you'd think I was pulling your leg, but that's essentially what I did. In February, I flew from Manhattan to Amelia Island, Florida…