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The global road warrior’s new BFF the Huawei E587 mobile hotspot

As many London Calling readers know, I travel a lot for work. I used to travel within Europe extensively, and have done the London-Sydney-London route more times than I care to remember. Lately, my role with PeopleBrowsr has seen me in San Francisco on a regular basis. One of the most popular posts on this [...]

By Andrew Grill | Posted November 23, 2011 in mifi | Tagged 3G, AT&T, AWS, data roaming, E585, E586, Huawei, Huawei E587, MiFi hotspot, PeopleBrowsr, R201, t-mobile, three, Three MiFi, Tmobile, Tmobile Sonic 4G mobile hotspot, Tmobile USA, UMTS.4G, vodafone | Comments (4)

How to avoid paying data roaming charges on your next overseas trip part 1 – before you go [UPDATED]

[UPDATED November 2011 with E587 details] These tips were featured in the Wired UK September magazine on page 82. Click the image for a larger view. I’ve heard so many horror stories about high data roaming charges from friends and colleagues over the years. This has always surprised me because I’ve managed to keep my [...]

By Andrew Grill | Posted January 1, 2011 in featured, mobile broadband, roaming | Tagged 3, 3 mifi, 3G in London, 3MiFi, All Day PA, allday PA, AT&T, AT&T mobile internet, AT&T plans, AT&T prepaid, bis roaming, blackberry bis roaming, blackberry roaming, blackberry roaming tips, blackberry wifi roaming, data roaming, data roaming tips, data SIM, dongle, expansys, handet unlocking, handset unlocking, high data roaming costs, international travel secrets, international traveller secrets, intrnational traveller tips, iPad, ipad data overseas, ipad roaming, ipad roaming in London, iphone, locked handset, Martin Sauter, MiFi, mifi roaming, mobile broadband, mobile inernet, mobile internet overseas, Nokia X3-02, prepaid wireless internet access, prepay mobile internet, roaming, roaming in London, roaming in the UK, sectet travel tips, top tip broadband abroad, top travel tips, travel tips, travelling to the UK, tripit, truphone, truphone charges, truphone data, truphone review, truphone SIM, truphone tips, unlock, visiting London, vodafone, vodafone data roaming, vodafone passport, Vodafone Top up and Go, WiFi alternatives, Wired, Wired magazine, Wired UK, wireless moves, wirelessmoves, world traveller | Comments (31)

How to avoid paying data roaming charges on your next overseas trip part 2 – while you are there [UPDATED]

This posts follows on from part 1, titled “How to avoid paying data roaming charges on your next overseas trip part 1 – before you go” and has been updated in August 2011 to reflect pricing changes and more tips from my travels. Now you have your unlocked phone, cheap 2nd phone, local SIM card [...]

By Andrew Grill | Posted January 1, 2011 in mobile broadband, roaming | Tagged 3, 3 mifi, 3G in London, 3MiFi, All Day PA, allday PA, AT&T, AT&T mobile internet, AT&T plans, AT&T prepaid, blackberry roaming, data roaming, data SIM, dongle, ebtropay, expansys, handet unlocking, handset unlocking, international travel secrets, international traveller secrets, intrnational traveller tips, iPad, ipad data overseas, ipad roaming, ipad roaming in London, iphone, locked handset, Martin Sauter, MiFi, mobile broadband, mobile inernet, mobile internet overseas, prepaid wireless internet access, prepay mobile internet, roaming, roaming in London, roaming in the UK, sectet travel tips, top tip broadband abroad, top travel tips, travel tips, travelling to the UK, tripit, truphone, truphone SIM, unlock, Virtual Visa, visiting London, vodafone, vodafone data roaming, vodafone passport, Vodafone Top up and Go, WiFi alternatives, wireless moves, wirelessmoves, world traveller | Comments (7)

Mobile web take up across Europe up 4% on last year says Forrester

According to a report in New Media Age, mobile internet usage has grown by 4% in Europe. According to the Forrester report, some 24% of Europeans regularly access the internet on their mobile phones. The research found mobile internet use increased over the past year, from 20%, and found the growth in take up increased [...]

By Andrew Grill | Posted May 26, 2009 in mobile internet | Tagged 3G, 4% mobile web growth, apple, barriers to growth, browsing, data roaming, Forrester, Forrester resrearch, hsdpa, iphone, mobile advertising, mobile internet pricing, mobile web, New Media Age, nma, sponsored informaton, Thomas Husson, unlimited data, vodafone | Comments (1)