Hi Bec, Happy to help. You may be interested in the 3 Like Home roaming.
Unfortunately it only covers these countries: Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the UK When you are in these countries, as long as you are on the 3 network, calls you receive on the AU mobile are free, i.e. no roaming charges. I believe it may be even better now as you can also use Vodafone networks. http://www.three.com.au/cs/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=Three%2FPage%2FThreeLayout&cid=1236149986663# http://xseries.three.com.au/3/three/roaming/iframe/internationalroamingtab.html As I spent most of my time in Italy I also ended up getting three SIMs, 2 x TIMs (one for voice, one for data) and a spare Vodafone data SIM. The Vodafone had a deal of $1 Euro per day unlimited! when used. This was back in Aug 2009. Cheers Andrew On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Bec Coleman <b...@becfaye.com.au> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm also interested in the answer. > > I'm off to USA in a couple of weeks and need some form of reliable internet > while I'm there (2 weeks in total). > I have a NextG Prepaid wireless broadband USB modem which works perfectly in > Australia, and I'm hoping I can take it with me and buy a prepaid data plan > over there. > > Any ideas? > > PS. Andrew, I may need to quiz you about your internet in Europe as I'm off > there for 3 months soon also. > > Thanks in advanced > Bec > > On 17/03/2011, at 3:17 PM, Andrew Bruno wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> My name is Andrew Bruno, and I am a Solutions Architect (etc, etc, >> etc..) & shareholder for Synetek Systems in Melbourne. (my intro :) >> >> I am not sure if this is an OT area... apologies if it is. >> >> I was wondering if any of you have had experience with mobile and data >> options when traveling in the US. >> >> Two years ago during the GFC I located myself & family in Europe for 9 >> weeks, and did a lot of research on what was available, etc. In the >> end I ended up getting a 3G(now Vodafone) SIM from here, as I could >> receive calls from Australia for free when roaming their 3G network. >> I also bought a Vodafone pre-paid data pack and a TIM pre-paid sim for >> data travel in Italy with an unlocked usb key I bought from eBay with >> an external antenna when in remote areas. It worked really well and I >> was online almost 24/7, VPNed into servers, performing deployments, >> support, GTM meetings, skype etc. Great network in Italy... I have to >> give them credit. >> >> Now I am looking at the US, and thought that I'd pick your brains for >> any that have researched this area for their personal US travels. >> >> I know that Telstra data roaming is extremely expensive, as I think >> last time I looked at it was $15 per meg. >> >> Any advice/recommendations? >> >> Cheers >> Andrew >> >> P.S. Love this group, and the vast knowledge base of members. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach >> Australia mailing list. >> >> Guidelines on discussion: >> http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den >> >> No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. >> >> To post to this group, send email to >> silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > Guidelines on discussion: > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
