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Re: Pocket wifi
[Re: NakedAsAJaybird]
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05/18/2016 08:46 AM
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NakedAsAJaybird said: I wouldn't take the chance. 3G is unreliable on Island and 4G is not available. I have a SIM card with Dauphin (French Cell that switches to TellCell for Dutch side) and sometimes get 3G on French side, but never on the Dutch side. I wouldn't chance it if you were counting on connectivity via 3G. Wifi is available at most places on the Island. UTS now has 4G on the island. Rolled out last November and is available to both UTS Post-Paid and Pre-Paid Chippie service.
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Re: Pocket wifi
[Re: georgewyche]
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05/18/2016 12:31 PM
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I purchased a Skyroam unit for about $100 and it came with 5 free day passes which each pass once you start it last 24 hours. Extra day passes are $8 per day.
I just recently used it in Cabo and it worked pretty good, sometimes tough inside our hotel room but if I put it near the patio it worked better. I could walk around town and be connected and when we drove to Todos Santos it worked almost the entire trip which allowed us to use google maps for the best route (north Cabo to find the main road is a lot easier with mapping, as is the way back through there).
I got it with the idea that I am going to India in October and then possibly will use on SXM in November. It states that it works in both.
The best you get is 3g, but that worked fine and you can have up to 4 devices connected at the same time. I am pretty happy with it so far.
Cheers, T
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Re: Pocket wifi
[Re: d_fish]
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05/24/2016 02:21 AM
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Hi, I'm not a techy, so I really don't know much about all the gadgets you all talk about. I do know one thing...not many of them work in St. Martin. When wifi is working (on again, off again), I use FaceTime, Skype, Netflix etc. When it's not, (limited service in SXM is an understatement). it doesn't really matter because, you can go to the beach. Most of the phone companies in the States will tell you they all work in SXM...they don't or it costs you more than they tell you. If you absolutely have to make a call just stop and get some lunch on the beach somewhere, use their wifi, make the call, then relax and enjoy a stress free holiday. Don't waste your vacation money on gadgets that you (most likely) disappointed with or are unreliable. The easiest thing to do is rent a phone from Sharon or buy a sim for $25 and use the gadget you already have. Buy a few bucks worth of minutes on Bla Bla or any other card, have the same phone # year after year, have the same sim year after year, no fuss. I've used the same cheap Nokia phone, Dauphin sim and Tel # for 20 years. Total dollar amount invested.....$50 in 1996 + $5 (per yr) call minutes. OK, done rambling. Enjoy.
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Re: Pocket wifi
[Re: irina]
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05/26/2016 11:01 AM
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Similar, but it is a small device that works off of the cell networks that allows WiFi. Not something that I will use in the US but for $8 a day in Mexico I had WiFi about everywhere I went.
Google Sky roaming. Cheers, Todd
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Re: Pocket wifi
[Re: irina]
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05/26/2016 06:37 PM
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I don't have to worry about data use, and I have not used it in SXM but have in Mexico and it worked great. I tried it there before going to India in the fall.
If you are on say Verizon, for $25 you get 100 MB of Data. I believe you can also do $10 a day that gives you a Travel Pass that works off your existing plan. It is not free. Mobile Hot Spot in the US uses a bunch of data, especially if you have several people using it. Skyroam gives you use of 4 devices.
I am not an expert on data use, but I have paid overages noting that I own a company with 10 Verizon phones on one contract.
Cheers, T
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Re: Pocket wifi
[Re: Todd]
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05/31/2016 11:04 PM
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Todd said: I purchased a Skyroam unit for about $100 and it came with 5 free day passes which each pass once you start it last 24 hours. Extra day passes are $8 per day.
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I got it with the idea that I am going to India in October and then possibly will use on SXM in November. It states that it works in both.
The best you get is 3g, but that worked fine and you can have up to 4 devices connected at the same time. I am pretty happy with it so far.
Cheers, T Todd, I don't see on their website that it works in St Maarten/Martin. Is that based on Netherlands/France coverage? There is currently a $25 off offer for purchase. gary
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Re: Pocket wifi
[Re: gtaylor]
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06/01/2016 01:14 AM
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After my post to Todd, above, I fired off an inquiry to SkyRoam. Caribbean and specifically St Maarten/Martin. Just got a response. (Great customer service!!!!). Hi Gary,
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, we don't currently have coverage in the region you asked about. You can check out the list of countries under our coverage here:
www.skyroam.com/coverage
We're working on having it covered! Feel free to sign up with our newsletter on our home page to get updates on coverage. Let us know if you have more questions about our coverage, more than happy to answer them!
gary
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