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50% off Flexiroam X International Roaming SIM Starter Kit $10 USD for eSIM/Microchip/SIM Card (inc postage to NZ/AU) @ CallCloud

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EDIT For those of you without an eSIM enabled phone, we have microchip 'SIM sticker' kits that affix to your standard SIM enabling dual SIM functionality via the Flexiroam X App.

Standard SIM Cards also available, although they do not enable switching to & from your home SIM whilst travelling abroad.

For our coverage see: https://callcloud.com.au/pages/coverage

For our great value Local Data pricing see: https://callcloud.com.au/collections/local-data-plans

(more to be added soon)

CallCloud are an Australian based distributor of Flexiroam. We are offering 50% for the first 100 orders of our new eSIM. Priced at USD$20 from Flexiroam

If you have any questions please let us know.

More details below:

Are you a new Flexiroam user? Activate your eSIM profile and get permanent access to 580 mobile networks in over 150+ countries without switching SIM cards*! Manage your own account using our Flexiroam X app!

Things you can do using our app after you activate your account:

Check your data balance
Connect and disconnect from your Plan anytime
Activate Inflight Wi-Fi
Add Credits and top up more Global Data whenever you want
Purchase Local Data
Check the coverage in your favorite destination
Share your data with family and friends with Flexishare Learn more
*Currently supported devices: iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL

*Not supported by iPhone XR and XS Max purchased in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China

Same day activation, no contract required

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  • I travel a lot and have been to many countries. Based on my experiences, I find that there are plenty of opportunities to use free wifi at a hotel or at a cafe. If you know how to use a VPN over DNS, then it's even better. Your actual internet traffic would be encapsulated in DNS query packets. Since most routers/firewalls do not block DNS queries, you are pretty much guaranteed to always be able to use the internet even if you run into a time limit. As long as you can connect to an access point, it will almost always work. There are plenty of alternatives too.

    Furthermore, when I'm on a trip, I actually focus on taking photos or actually enjoying what the trip has to offer. I seldom ever need to access internet on my phone using 3G/4G/whatever. If you're doing that constantly, then you're not really enjoying your trip (unless you're using your phone for business, in which case it is common for companies to expense your mobile data anyway). Most hotels in most countries provide free wifi, so you could simply do all your internet activities when you're back at the hotel.

    And a lot of travel apps these days provide offline access to your data. Google Trip, Sygic Travel, OneNote, Google My Maps, Google Maps, Here Maps, Maps.Me, CityMaps2Go, etc. If you do all your trip planning in OneNote, then you should have everything you need anyway. All my screenshots/photos/other information are stored in OneNote and I can just pull out my tablet and look at them on the go. So it's not like you require internet connectivity at all times, which is the only thing that is good about a 3G/4G connection using a SIM or e-SIM card.

    Finally, there are plenty of deals on Klook (or alternatives) that provide more data per day. Here's an example:
    https://www.klook.com/en-NZ/activity/1237-wifi-device-bali-i…

    You simply pick it up at the airport, doesn't take more than 10~20 minutes of your time and you get to use a lot more data at a cheaper price. Having said this, these portable wifi hotspot devices aren't always good. If you do a bit of research, you'll find that some people complained about the lack of connectivity or slow speeds they were getting. Plenty of this can be found on TripAdvisor, or just about the device manufacturer/company in general.

    For comparison, here's what you guys are offering for an Indonesian plan, @ $4.5 for 3 days with 1GB:
    https://callcloud.com.au/products/indonesia-data-plans?varia…

    1GB isn't really enough even for a few hours or for a day. You can't really do much with 1GB. Sure, you could purchase more data (at extra costs), but let's assume that someone were to buy this specific plan @ $4.5. That type of person would be someone who doesn't really require access to the internet constantly anyway, so why wouldn't they just do all the internet activities at a hotel with free wifi or something? Even using offline access apps? Why would they require this?

    And considering that portable wifi hotspots generally have terrible reviews found online and that the connectivity is unreliable, how can you guarantee that people will get the speeds they are paying for when using your service? And what would be the use case for someone like me, who can get by on just free wifi or offline access apps?

    • BTW, there are apps (for iOS and Android) that provides an offline database of the Wifi access points (including the passwords) around the world. So you could simply download the database for e.g. New Zealand, then it'll show you on the map of the wifi APs around you and you can simply connect to them free of charge. So even if you go into a cafe or some place that doesn't provide free wifi, you could still potentially be able to connect to them. Most Mcdonalds in most countries provide free wifi now. If you're on a trip and joined a tour group, the tour buses (or even public transportations in some countries) provide free wifi APs for you to use.

      There are so many ways to get a free internet connection and even buying a local SIM at the destination airport isn't going to take more than 10~20 minutes out of your day. You get more data allowance at a much cheaper price.

      There are also kiosk machines at e.g. Information Centers and sometimes you might find one that gives you somewhat of a limited access to certain things and isn't completely locked down. As they mostly have unrestricted internet access via an ethernet connection, you could take advantage of this by using reverse tethering (also known as internet pass through or just USB tethering). Instead of using the mobile hotspot on your phone to give internet access to your PC, you do the opposite. The PC's internet is shared with your mobile instead.

      Depending on what apps you use, you may or may not need to root your phone. Most of them require root though, but it's no biggie. I personally think it's worthwhile rooting your device. You could always get a cheap 2nd hand Android phone and root it (super easy to do) and use it as a backup phone (or just use it for reverse tethering). You could always get a Xiaomi device that comes with USB tethering built into the native settings:

      https://webcazine.com/12934/how-to-usb-tether-a-xiaomi-phone…

      https://fdmobileinventions.blogspot.com/p/reversetethering-s…

      https://www.howtogeek.com/214375/how-to-reverse-tether-an-an…

      https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345

      https://forums.androidcentral.com/android-6-0-marshmallow/63…

      You could also turn certain apps like Connectify Hotspot into a portable app (which bypasses the UAC admin installation prompts and may work in cases where exe files are not blocked by Applocker or Software Restriction Policies on the public kiosk machines). You basically then generate a wifi hotspot on the PC and let your devices connect to it.

      https://www.connectify.me/blog/how-to/share-internet-from-la…

      In Windows 10, there's a native wifi hotspot setting that you can turn on as well. You could always carry a portable wifi USB stick if the machine doesn't come with a wifi adaptor.

      Anyway, there are heaps of solutions.

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