Thoughts from a Bafta nominated Podcaster, Blogger, Writer and Commentator.
Local SIM or Roaming/International SIM while travelling? One of these options is going to be for “a real emergency” while another will allow me to stay connected, to reply to Twitter messages, to keep up to data on Facebook, post to my blog, moderate comments…and let me upload my podcasts. More of my thoughts on the BlogWorld Blog.
I’m in Armenia, and I was planning on relying on Wi-fi hotspots to keep me connected, but as the group i was having dinner with were heading to buy some prepaid SIM cards, I thought “why not” and checked the price. 500 Armenian Dram picked up a SIM card with 400 Dram on the card. At a metered rate of 5 dram per megabyte, that gives me 80MB to play with. On previous experience Windows Phone pulls down 15-20MB a week for my regular usage, so I’m set (or at least will be when the SIM is activated in the
A subject close to my heart at least four times a year when I travel abroad… how much it costs to use a mobile phone abroad while roaming. My solution is just to buy a local SIM card, but that takes time when you get there, and involves a lot of shuffling SIM cards (or a spare phone to get calls to my regular number). Rafe, the other Ewan and Ben might have another solution, or at least a lot of heated discussion on the subject. Listen to episode 8 of the 361 Degrees podcast.
