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Overseas Travel Communications: The Bottom Line

On March 11, 2012, in Mobile phones overseas, Travel Planning, by Travel Guru
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Here’s some insight to the bottom line of what Free Travel Calling Card is trying to do, our mission if you will. Below is an excerpt taken from a recent email I had with a tour operator in Dominican Republic. I had asked him to link to our site: Tour operator:  …would love to link, but [...]

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Digital theft from your smartphone?

On February 14, 2012, in Quick Tips, by Travel Guru
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Having a lot of business and personal data stored in my Berry, I’ve always been extremely cautious about losing it, or having it stolen, especially when traveling abroad. It’s locked up in the room safe most of the time and I only use it for pulling data, looking up a phone number, or doing emails. I [...]

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Collect Calls from Overseas

On February 7, 2012, in Travel Planning, by Travel Guru
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One of the most expensive calls you can make is a collect call from another country. Why is it so expensive? Several reasons: Access in some countries can be very expensive, or not available at all because these calls may be prohibited by the government and/or the monopoly phone company controlling the access. It’s one [...]

Spring break time!

On February 3, 2012, in Quick Tips, by Travel Guru
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Yes, that time of year is just around the corner. Thousands of students will be flocking south to get their party on, a well deserved break from the books. Warm weather and sunny beaches in combination with ample amounts of alcohol and music is a great way to clear the head of all that useless information. You can [...]

Travelers’ Communications Horror Stories

On July 25, 2011, in Horror Stories, Travel Planning, by Travel Guru
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There are all kinds travel horror stories out there. The web is full of great ones about lost luggage, wrong planes, no hotel rooms available, etc… All of these are fine and make for great reading but I want to illuminate the subject of expensive phone calls. Not just expensive phone calls but the extremely [...]

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To Roam or not to Roam, a good question…

On July 25, 2011, in Travel Planning, by Travel Guru
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A multi-choice question for would-be travelers: When traveling overseas the best way to stay in touch with friends, family, and co-workers is to: Just use your mobile phone as you would normally and deal with the roaming charges when you get home. Contact your mobile carrier and get an add-on plan for your destination country. [...]

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Travel Checklist

On July 22, 2011, in Quick Tips, Travel Planning, by Travel Guru
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Documents Passport/Visa Driving permit Immunization records Itinerary Business/personal information, phone numbers, addresses Destination information Sites/to-do Gift list Permits, tickets, reservations Maps/guides Medical Medical records Prescriptions Vitamins Aspirin/antacid Cough/cold Ear plugs Sleep aids First aid Allergies Eye-drops Communications Unlocked mobile phone – GSM Free Travel Calling Card Prepaid SIM Card Global Phone Card Dictionary/Language aids Electronics/Entertainment [...]