Comments on: Practical Trip Planning (Part 4): Pre-Trip Travel Tips

By: Travellious.com

Travellious.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:45:13 +0000

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:41:21 +0000

With a little work you can find a way to unlock almost any phone yourself…I’ve purchased a “kit” off of ebay before with software and a cable that allowed me to unlock a phone. There’s also some great online retailers of unlocked phones, such as My World Phone. You’ll pay more for your phone, but if you travel frequently it’s worth it and it can work both at home and abroad. Unless you’re on a provider that doesn’t use SIM cards, like Verizon.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:29:36 +0000

Thanks for all the nice comments! Kelly, I’ve talked to the people at AT&T and they told me that even if your phone is locked they can unlock it for around 20 bucks…with your suggestion of getting a local prepaid sim card one can save tons of money if they have to use their phone.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:38:53 +0000

All good tips! Definitely make sure you know your cell phone rates abroad. I remember using my web/text message features from my US phone in Italy….and being surprised how cheap texts were, but web access was ridiculous. If you’re going to be in a place for a long time, consider investing in a local phone SIM card. If you’ve got an unlocked phone, you can pop it in and be able to make and receive local calls. In Italy you’ll be able to receive calls for free and use it with one of those prepaid calling cards to call home without incurring additional charges.

By: MzTravelDiva

MzTravelDiva — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:23:40 +0000

Great tips! Funny thing. I warned my bank that I was leaving the country, and they started freezing my account before I even left. I’m doing pre-trip shopping and had to call my bank twice to ensure them that I was not making fraudulent transactions. Talk about too-much security.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:37:13 +0000

How convenient of an article. I’m wondering the same thing as my trip looms. Great article.

By: sir jorge

sir jorge — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:49:42 +0000

now those are good tips; if only i can afford to travel