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Mar 16th 2011, 12:44 pm
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Just found this it started in Feb.
www.abroadband.com could this be useful for roaming in Europe?
It is 59euro cents per mb. How does it compare to other solutions for going online whilst on the move?
www.abroadband.com could this be useful for roaming in Europe?
It is 59euro cents per mb. How does it compare to other solutions for going online whilst on the move?
Mar 17th 2011, 1:50 pm
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Re: abroadband
59 cents a MB?! NO. It is a massive rip off. So you are getting a 100 megs for 59 Euros.
With the Vodafone prepaid dongle, you can get 1 GB for 59 Euros. Ten times the amount! Or even better you can get the monthly prepaid at 49 Euros for unlimited internet.
http://www.vodafone.es/particulares/...epago/tarifas/
With the Vodafone prepaid dongle, you can get 1 GB for 59 Euros. Ten times the amount! Or even better you can get the monthly prepaid at 49 Euros for unlimited internet.
http://www.vodafone.es/particulares/...epago/tarifas/
Mar 17th 2011, 3:51 pm
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Re: abroadband
59 cents a MB?! NO. It is a massive rip off. So you are getting a 100 megs for 59 Euros.
With the Vodafone prepaid dongle, you can get 1 GB for 59 Euros. Ten times the amount! Or even better you can get the monthly prepaid at 49 Euros for unlimited internet.
http://www.vodafone.es/particulares/...epago/tarifas/
With the Vodafone prepaid dongle, you can get 1 GB for 59 Euros. Ten times the amount! Or even better you can get the monthly prepaid at 49 Euros for unlimited internet.
http://www.vodafone.es/particulares/...epago/tarifas/
Mar 17th 2011, 3:57 pm
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Re: abroadband
There are loads of free wifi hotspots now, hotels, bars, shopping plazas, most Maconalds, etc.
Mar 17th 2011, 4:05 pm
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Re: abroadband
Yes we will use the hotspots but thought one of these would be a good backup. You don't have money on it. You are just debited from the credit card or bank if you use it and you have to use it once a year otherwise they make a charge of 10 euros.
Mar 17th 2011, 4:08 pm
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Re: abroadband
You really don't need roaming in Europe for data. 59 cents a MB is very expensive. You could end up paying 5 to 10 Euros to check your email for a few minutes. As mentioned, you can get free wifi in most cities. Unless, your work is extremely time sensitive and you just have to get online at that very instant, I don't see the value.
Dec 28th 2011, 9:15 am
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Re: abroadband
I use a solution that works in all european countries from europasim.
Basically I pay 6 € per day with 150 MB included.
In Italy I pay 2 € per day with 500 MB included.
When I don't have a free or cheap wifi or I need to send sensitive data, I just plug the card (it's prepaid).
For Spain, I purchased a separate SIM Card from Yoigo.
Basically I pay 6 € per day with 150 MB included.
In Italy I pay 2 € per day with 500 MB included.
When I don't have a free or cheap wifi or I need to send sensitive data, I just plug the card (it's prepaid).
For Spain, I purchased a separate SIM Card from Yoigo.
Dec 31st 2011, 4:28 pm
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Re: abroadband
I get 500 mb download a month for €7 with my mobile phone company.
Dec 31st 2011, 8:55 pm
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Re: abroadband
Cool! Is it valid in all european countries?
Jan 1st 2012, 9:14 am
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Re: abroadband
Ok! Local companies are always the better choice if you stay in one country. I use Yoigo with the daily tariff in Spain, they are almost equivalent, as soon as the spot where you are is covered with UMTS-HSDPA 
