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International phone plans with AT&T?
Posted on 3/6/17 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 3/6/17 at 5:18 pm
I'm leaving Friday to go to Osaka, Japan and Seoul, Korea. Has anyone purchased an AT&T international passport plan when going overseas? I see I can pay $120 and get unlimited calls, texts and 800 mb of data for up to 30 days.
I don't know if this passport plan can be used in multiple countries or what. They recommend buying a passport plan for Japan and then paying $10/day in Korea-but I don't know why I would pay 10 bucks a day there if I've already purchased the passport.
Anything else to consider for using your phone overseas?
I don't know if this passport plan can be used in multiple countries or what. They recommend buying a passport plan for Japan and then paying $10/day in Korea-but I don't know why I would pay 10 bucks a day there if I've already purchased the passport.
Anything else to consider for using your phone overseas?
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Posted on 3/6/17 at 5:27 pm to TheIndulger
Buy a go phone for 40 bucks, then buy an international Sim for another 20-30 bucks.
I used AT&T passport and hated it, I used my data using my phone for GPS
I used AT&T passport and hated it, I used my data using my phone for GPS
Posted on 3/6/17 at 7:00 pm to TheIndulger
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800 mb of data for up to 30 days.
You will burn thru 800mb in a few days. Usually, I buy a sim card in whatever country I am in and pop it in my unlocked phone. Sim cards are usually dirt cheap. But apparently Japan will only let tourists buy a data only sim card, no calls or texts. You could use skype or other wifi calling/ texting apps with that data sim card.
Info on buying sim cards in japan
Posted on 3/7/17 at 7:57 am to TheIndulger
If you have an unlock phone, you can just buy a sim card in Japan and Korea to use.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 9:08 am to TheIndulger
I'm leaving Saturday for Rome/Barcelona. I plan to do the same thing I do every time I go abroad. Put my phone on airplane mode and use WhatsApp to communicate via WiFi when I want/need.
There are also plenty of map apps you can download that require no data in case you're concerned about navigation.
There are also plenty of map apps you can download that require no data in case you're concerned about navigation.
This post was edited on 3/7/17 at 9:10 am
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:11 am to TheIndulger
You will BURN through data very quickly. I got the 800mb plan on our trip to Germany and burned through it in a couple of days. A $300 bill when you get home is no fun. Where we were in Germany, wifi was spotty at best. The ATT Global wifi spots were few a far between and none had a very strong signal. I burned the bulk of my data using GPS in Munich to get around. I now have an unlocked phone and will be swapping the sim out for our trip this year.
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