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kitesurfer · 18-06-2009, 19:05

hey - thanks for all the replies. i'm starting my trip in ecuador, then on to central america, southeast asia, and ending up around the mediteranean (greece,turkey, and europe), so it doesn't really make sense to start with vodafone.

i have verizon and while they will get me an international phone, it will have an internal sim which means that i can't swap in a local sim card so would have to carry two phones. also, to get their international plan, i have to keep a domestic plan which will cost me at least $20/month (which is a decent amount when you're not even going to be in the US). Instead, i'm going to switch my verizon plan to prepaid, which works out much cheaper since i'm going to be out of the country for much of the year.

the mobal really is just going to be in case of emergencies (makes my parents happier since i'm female traveling alone and kitesurfing so there is potential for injuries). i think i'll either swap in local sims or not use my cell much for normal calling. i was thinking about whether it made sense to get a Global Roaming (aka celtrek or something similar) sim card as well for more frequent use than the mobal since the mobal is so expensive per minute. But, that depends on how long the Global Roaming sim card stays active - if I have to top it off every 30 days to keep it active, its too expensive and not worth it. If i only have to top it off every year to keep it active, then its not a bad second back-up.

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kitesurfer (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 3 Join Date: 18 Jun 2009 Country:	18-06-2009, 19:05 hey - thanks for all the replies. i'm starting my trip in ecuador, then on to central america, southeast asia, and ending up around the mediteranean (greece,turkey, and europe), so it doesn't really make sense to start with vodafone. i have verizon and while they will get me an international phone, it will have an internal sim which means that i can't swap in a local sim card so would have to carry two phones. also, to get their international plan, i have to keep a domestic plan which will cost me at least $20/month (which is a decent amount when you're not even going to be in the US). Instead, i'm going to switch my verizon plan to prepaid, which works out much cheaper since i'm going to be out of the country for much of the year. the mobal really is just going to be in case of emergencies (makes my parents happier since i'm female traveling alone and kitesurfing so there is potential for injuries). i think i'll either swap in local sims or not use my cell much for normal calling. i was thinking about whether it made sense to get a Global Roaming (aka celtrek or something similar) sim card as well for more frequent use than the mobal since the mobal is so expensive per minute. But, that depends on how long the Global Roaming sim card stays active - if I have to top it off every 30 days to keep it active, its too expensive and not worth it. If i only have to top it off every year to keep it active, then its not a bad second back-up.