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5 Money-Smart Ways to Use Your Phone When Traveling Overseas

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5 Money-Smart Ways to Use Your Phone When Traveling Overseas - by Miriam Cross/ Kip Tips/ Kiplinger/ kiplinger.com

"If you're traveling overseas, you have many new options for keeping in touch without spending a bundle.

Whether you're hopping over the pond for a weekend or hiking through Southeast Asia for a month, choose wisely before you leave to avoid coming home to a gigantic phone bill..."


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I have the mobal phone. A flip phone -Got Free. No monthly charge Only works outside the country and only charges when you use it. Only used it once or twice in Scotland to make dinner reservations.

Basic but good enough for emergencies and so on.

https://www.mobal.com/international-cell-phones/
 
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I have the t-mobile family plan and the 3G free data and free text were very handy and useful when we were in New Zealand and Australia. I was able to surf the web and in touch with family. We did not make any call. The only problem I had was my iphone battery ran out quickly. Hopefully it will work just as good in china this summer so I won't even bother with buying a chinese Sims phone card any more
 
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