S
o you’re planning your next overseas vacation to
Europe when you ask yourself: What is the best
way to stay connected while traveling abroad and
avoid another $800 phone bill when I get back?
Your friends might advise you to call your phone
company for an overseas plan or to buy local SIM
cards when you get to your destination. But this
is no ordinary vacation, it’s your family’s first
multigenerational vacation. So you decide to do your
own research online because — frankly — you want to
enjoy your vacation and not spend a minute looking
for SIM cards in every country you visit.
Much to the delight of travelers everywhere,
Wireless Traveler offers an array of choices, and in
many cases, a much better value than the overseas
programs offered by cell phone carriers. Best of all,
each member of your family can decide what’s most
important to them, whether it’s data, calling or texting.
For example, your kids want to email and access
their Facebook and Instagram accounts. You and
your spouse need to stay in contact with your office
every day and access GPS for driving. And Grandma
and Grandpa? Well, they want to email their friends
from their iPad and check in on a family member who
just had minor surgery.
Fortunately there is an easy solution that will make
everyone in your brood happy. Prepaid global SIM
cards for calling and texting, portable Wi-Fi for GPS
and low cost data, and Wi-Fi calling apps perfect for
Grandma and Grandpa’s long chats back home,
as well your work calls. The kids could iMessage for
pennies when connected to Wi-Fi. The devices all
travel
SMART
While many of us take vacations to get away from it
all, staying connected while traveling has become a
necessity. If you plan ahead, you can keep in touch
with friends and family members virtually anywhere in
the world — all without breaking the bank.
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