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Cruiser Wifi and Cellphone...
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11/11/2012 09:51 PM
11/11/2012 09:51 PM
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RichHarmer
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I'm thinking that some of you will be thinking (rightfully so) that we should leave the technology at home and enjoy our vacations... and we will, it's nice to check in every few days though especially as two of our couples have kids they are leaving behind... I did some reading on Cellphone service and it's fairly inexpensive to get a Lime or Digicel SIM for a GSM phone and use that for cellular if that is needed. We have a big group and it's nice to use that as a safety net if needed -- and so I have a Digicel SIM now. In past trips we brought a sat phone for "just in case", but I think we will skip that this trip. I'm trying to decide what to do about the data side of things. We are techno-nuts to begin with, so if there is a wifi signal even close to us, we can figure a way to use it. What forms of data service have some of the rest of you used? Cellular data or boat-wifi or have you found that open wifi is available? Thanks for your input Rich
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Re: Cruiser Wifi and Cellphone...
[Re: RichHarmer]
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11/20/2012 10:53 PM
11/20/2012 10:53 PM
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MrEZgoin
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RichHarmer said:I'm thinking that some of you will be thinking (rightfully so) that we should leave the technology at home and enjoy our vacations... and we will, it's nice to check in every few days though especially as two of our couples have kids they are leaving behind... I did some reading on Cellphone service and it's fairly inexpensive to get a Lime or Digicel SIM for a GSM phone and use that for cellular if that is needed. We have a big group and it's nice to use that as a safety net if needed -- and so I have a Digicel SIM now. In past trips we brought a sat phone for "just in case", but I think we will skip that this trip. I'm trying to decide what to do about the data side of things. We are techno-nuts to begin with, so if there is a wifi signal even close to us, we can figure a way to use it. What forms of data service have some of the rest of you used? Cellular data or boat-wifi or have you found that open wifi is available? Thanks for your input Rich We took a sat phone but didn't really need it, cell coverage (LIME) was widespread. My wife did some limited international data on her iPhone (windguru, etc.). We only had WiFi a few places: Sunsail base and Canouan Moorings base. If we found it anywhere else I can't remember it.
M4000 "Lio Kai"
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