Thinkpad & iPhone travelling thru Europe & Canada: Prepaid GSM & Data HELP!

PhotoJim · 25-06-2011, 12:51

Unfortunately, there aren't yet any GSM/UMTS-based prepaid data options for Canada that really make any sense. Some Canadian providers are starting to provide reasonably attractive Canadian roaming if you buy a specific Canada/US data package; perhaps your US provider has something similar. (Only in the past year or so have any US carriers implemented affordable data on prepaid, and Canada is a little behind.)

I'll let the others comment on Germany, but odds are good that there is something quite good there. Most European countries have very affordable prepaid data plans.

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	25-06-2011, 12:51 Unfortunately, there aren't yet any GSM/UMTS-based prepaid data options for Canada that really make any sense. Some Canadian providers are starting to provide reasonably attractive Canadian roaming if you buy a specific Canada/US data package; perhaps your US provider has something similar. (Only in the past year or so have any US carriers implemented affordable data on prepaid, and Canada is a little behind.) I'll let the others comment on Germany, but odds are good that there is something quite good there. Most European countries have very affordable prepaid data plans. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.