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September 17, 2009

Seeking: international travel tips for the iPhone

In a few weeks, I'll be taking a trip to Europe with my iPhone 3G S. I would like to be able to use my phone and an Internet connection while I'm traveling, without ending up owing AT&T something like $3,000. (You've read the horror stories?)

So, for all you experienced, cosmopolitan world travelers with iPhones out there, I'd like to ask your tips on what I should do to ensure I don't get stuck with absurd phone- and data-roaming charges while I'm fiddling with my iPhone on another continent.

Also, are there any good travel apps that are must-haves when you're traveling?

Help?

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Posted by Gus Sentementes at 1:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Hi!
I suggest you download 2 apps: skype and a wi-fi hotspot locator.
Fred

Posted by: Frederic | September 18, 2009 10:21 AM

I know what you mean, Gus.

Check out this article. It will answer all your questions....

http://smartwomentravelers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98:iphone-the-cheap-way-overseas&catid=39:domestic-and-international-travel-tidbits&Itemid=59

Posted by: Carol Margolis | September 21, 2009 5:25 PM

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About Gus G. Sentementes

Gus G. Sentementes (@gussent on Twitter) has been writing for The Baltimore Sun since 2000. He's covered real estate, business, prisons, and suburban and Baltimore City crime and cops. He was one of the first reporters at The Sun to use multimedia tools and Web applications -- a video camera, an iPhone -- to cover breaking news. He hopes to cover Maryland geeks and the gadgets and Web sites they build, and learn -- and share -- something new every day.

Gus has a wife, a young daughter and two feuding cats. They live in Northeast Baltimore.

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