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February, 2010:

Travel abroad and save money using 3G data roaming

Feb 14th, 2010
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What you can do using 3G data networks with iPhone

1. Unlimited Internet access, free, not bound to wi-fi spots

  • Send and receive e-mails
  • Browse the Internet
  • Communicate using social media networks: twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, etc.
  • Use Google mobile office: calendar, documents, Gmail and now – Google Buzz
  • Send SMS’s and MMS’s
  • Live chat using MSN, ICQ, Skype, GoogleTalk and other IM platforms
  • Navigate using free Google Maps

2. Phone calls via 3G data networks

Make and receive calls using various platforms, like iCall, Fring or Acrobits Softphone

iCall offers:

  1. Free phone calls to the US and Canada
  2. Total Access plan: dirty-cheap International rates
  3. Pay-as-you-go plan: slightly higher, but still incredibly cheap International rates

Fring offers:

Regarding the way Fring works with VoIP over 3G networks: you can choose a SIP provider and make your calls over 3G using the Fring App with an SIP provider of your choice.

Information on SIP Service Providers may be found here: http://www.sipcenter.com/sip.nsf/html/Service+Providers

It’s also possible to make Skype calls using Fring.

The application is free and is available for download from the Apple Store.

Acrobits Softphone’s technology is also based on using SIP service providers for making calls over 3G networks. Acrobits Softphone is available for purchase from the Apple Store (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314192799&mt=8) and costs $7.99. This App has many useful features and an intuitive well-structured interface.

3. Access 3G networks for FREE

To avoid expensive data roaming charges while using 3G networks on your overseas trip, rent an iPhone (if you haven’t got one) or Unlimited Internet SIM card for your existing iPhone or any other Smartphone from www.keepgo.com and get unlimited FREE access to 3G data.

With keepgo’s Unlimited Internet SIM card you can travel around the world and still have a free access to all the iPhone features using 3G data networks: VoIP over 3G data, constant Internet access, GPS navigation and all the rest of Internet based technology available on iPhone.

How it works

Go to keepgo Products Page and choose either iPhone or Unlimited Internet SIM Card rental.

  1. Indicate your destination/s (countries to are traveling to) and desired rental dates.
  2. The automatic calculator will show you the rental costs (starting from $44 per week). Unlimited Internet access and free VoIP over 3G networks phone calls are included.
  3. If you want, you may also rent additional devices, such as chargers, adapters, car charges, etc.
  4. Your rented iPhone or SIM Card will be delivered to your doorsteps at least one working day prior to your departure. This gives you enough time to check the device, download all the applications you may need or want for your travel (including music, movies, travel guides, etc.).

6.  Enjoy 3Ging !

iPhone “no-worries” technology

Feb 1st, 2010
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What are we worried about now days when we leave home and go explore the world? Do we really go to explore the world?

Not really. Yes, there are still people, who look for deserted places, but let’s be honest: usually when we speak about traveling we actually mean that we’re going to spend quality time in a distant and often unfamiliar place. Be it nature, foreign country or countryside, exotic places of the Far East or African safari, comfort is the keyword. We are tired of everyday routine, hard work, obligations… and want some peace of mind… and body. We don’t want to worry, we want to enjoy our time… just for one or two precious weeks a year we’ve got.

But even when we finally find ourselves far away from home, in a relaxing atmosphere, in a place where we don’t need to worry about dirty dishes, tough clients and angry bosses, in a place where we are not enclosed into open-space office cubicles and don’t need to hire or fire anybody, we’re still stressed.

Where to go? How not to lose a second of our HOLIDAY? What to see? How to get around? Are we spending too much money? What will happen when we come back? What if the biggest client of all times decides to contact us exactly now, when the only answer he can get is our “out of office” auto reply? And how to share all these beautiful scenery we are enjoying with our loved ones?

Yes, lot’s of times I’ve heard people saying that they are gonna switch off all their communication devices and just rest… yeah, gimmi a break! For how long? One day? Or two? Very (VERY) few people can allow themselves doing that. Most of us have families, friends, clients, bosses… in short – obligations. And, hence, ‘headache’.

Funny enough, as our lives become more complicated and stressful, more technology appears to compensate for that. As the tempo of our lives becomes faster, so does the technology.

And now only one piece of hi-tech equipment is able to offer us a solution for all (well… almost all, as we can never be fully satisfied) our worries.
And Apple created them, and called their name “iPhone” in the day when they were created.

Hmmm… yeah, technology solving human problems. Scary, isn’t it? But it’s true.

Let’s just take a look at the questions I’ve just asked:

Where to go and how to get there?

You arrive at your destination and want to see the most interesting places. Interesting FOR YOU! Not just those standard tourist attractions, but those places that YOU could enjoy the most.
Take your iPhone and…
http://justgoguides.com/1/index.shtml
http://mobile.zagat.com/
http://www.hearplanet.com/
http://www.wikitude.org/world_browser
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/campaigns/iphone/
Just to name a few. You choose what you like to see and your iPhone guides you. You don’t spend hours (if not days) looking for what you’d like to do or see, you don’t need to roam around trying to locate the place you chose… one (ok, maybe three) touches of those colorful icons, and you know exactly where to go and how to get there.

Built-in Google maps also make it so much easier to get to your destination.

Are we spending too much money?

First of all, with your iPhone you can know in advance where you can find local sales or discounts (look up this app for example – http://www.localsalefinder.co.uk/).

iPhone applications help finding cheaper hotel deals, airline tickets, taxis. Moreover, iPhone apps provide you with information on various sales and discounts, if you like shopping.

And… are you worried about the cost of using your iPhone? Nothing to worry about: now you can even rent an unlimited Internet SIM card for your iPhone (sorry, actually, for any smartphone) and surf the Internet for FREE. Yes, no data roaming charges at all! Check it up at www.keepgo.com . No more thousands dollars bills for data roaming. No need to look for wi-fi spots. No need to pay for international phone calls. Use your iPhone to its full capacity anywhere in the world.

What if the biggest client of all times decides to contact us exactly now, when the only answer he can get is our “out of office” auto reply?

Well, this is really a million dollar question. And the answer is simple… if you really need – make VoIP free call or check you e-mail. Just after you saw a gorgeous lioness with her cub, and just before those buffalos appear, stop your car (because otherwise you can hurt a tortoise crossing the safari road), take your iPhone out and make sure you’re sharing your experience with your future big client.

And of course, send pictures and videos in real time to all those who are waiting to hear from you.

In short, iPhone seems to be the modern plaster for all sores.
So… go for your dream holiday, travel the world and … no worries :)