If someone you know is in the Middle East, and you need to reach out, getting a prepaid service or switching carriers might be an option. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/optus-vodafone-open-up-free-calls-to-the-middle-east #news #phones #telcos #internationalroaming #optus #roaming #tpg #vodafone

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Traditional SIM cards are becoming obsolete for travelers and digital nomads. eSIM technology lets you switch carriers instantly, manage multiple …

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If you're looking into eSIMs for international travel, I just tried Holafly (saw it advertised in many places) for my trip to Japan, and it was both much cheaper, and more performant, that using my Chilean data by allowing data roaming.

If you'd like to get an Holafly eSIM for you, you can save some money, and I'd also get a 5% discount if you use this referral link: http://rwrd.io/c8un2lr

When I have travelled to Europe or the USA the roaming allowance included in my plan (4GB per invoice period) has been enough, and have never needed an eSIM until now, because the price for the roaming in Japan was much higher (and not included in my plan). I ended up using just 1GB of data over 7 days, but knowing that usage was unlimited, and at a reasonable price, made all the difference.

ps. I think indicating that this message is a referral code for something is a great usage of Content Warnings; people interested can read on, and those who are not are not bothered.

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Maxis' multi-country unlimited data roaming passes get a price hike, 30-day pass now costs RM149 - SoyaCincau

Maxis users would have to pay more for several multi-country data roaming passes. The ASEAN Plus pass has been discontinued and the 30-day pass now costs RM149.

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Speaking of #InternationalRoaming, in the #USA #TMobile seems to have started enforcing a $35 activation fee on a prepaid #SIM and forcing another $10 on you for a physical SIM (because “compatibility”), making it unviable for short-term trips.

#WTF #Prepaid #Phone #Roaming

If you just view the #InternationalRoaming page in the #AirtelThanks app, even by mistake, you’ll get a #WhatsApp message soon afterward asking you why you didn’t proceed. 😒

Now, #Airtel has also started calling on the phone to ask you about it. So #creepy! 😠

#WTF?

CelcomDigi revamps multi-country unlimited data roaming pass

CelcomDigi has revamped its Multi-country Unlimited Roaming Pass. The pass works in 76 countries, offers up to 3GB daily FUP and 15 minutes of voice calls.

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The last time I saw headlines fill with news of somebody trying to kill a current, former or would-be president was 1981. I would have liked to see that streak continue instead of ending Saturday with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania and the murder of attendee Corey Comperatore. The U.S. has all sorts of problems–some the fault of Trump and his ilk–but gunning down politicians will not solve them and will spawn more horrible problems.

7/9/2024: Inside Uber’s new plan to route around traffic at the Paris Olympics, Fast Company

My first reaction to Uber pitching me on news that it was adding crash and traffic reporting to its driver app was surprise that they didn’t already offer that feature. My subsequent conversation with an Uber executive about the company’s plans to scale up for the Paris Olympics revealed some other changes it’s been making to improve the pickup experience–and one possible improvement that is not on its road map.

7/11/2024: Mint Mobile Adds Free Roaming in Canada to All Plans, PCMag

I was going to invoke poutine in the lede of this post, but after seeing the advance copy of the press release that T-Mobile PR provided me lean on that Canadian culinary trope, I went with Canadian city scenery instead.

7/12/2024: Exploring L.A. in a Waymo Robotaxi: Peaceful, Cautious, Sometimes Tardy, PCMag

I didn’t file this story right after getting back from Southern California because I needed to get some details confirmed by Waymo before I could write the post. And then I missed one detail anyway, whether Waymo has the equivalent of Uber’s surge pricing. I was enlightened about that error by a comment in a discussion of the story on Reddit’s r/waymo subreddit that I had joined to invite feedback on the piece, after which I corrected that line. Afterwards, I posted extra photos of my Waymo rides to a Flickr album.

7/12/2024: AT&T Data Breach Fallout: Watch Out for Targeted Texts, Spoofed Calls, PCMag

After seeing the news of the theft of calling and texting records of AT&T wireless customers, I immediately thought of how much the National Security Agency values that kind of metadata, then thought about how it could be abused by scammers once it inevitably goes on sale. Unless that somehow doesn’t happen: Sunday afternoon, Kim Zetter reported for Wired that AT&T paid a little over $374,000 in Bitcoin to a member of the hacking team to delete the data and provide video confirmation of the deletion.

https://robpegoraro.com/2024/07/14/weekly-output-uber-in-paris-mint-mobile-in-canada-waymo-in-l-a-fallout-of-att-data-breach/

#ATTDataBreach #autonomousVehicles #CallerIDSpoofing #CanadaRoaming #internationalRoaming #JaguarIPace #LosAngeles #MintMobile #ParisOlympics #selfDrivingCars #socialEngineering #Uber #Waymo

Reagan Wounded in Chest by Gunman; Outlook ’Good’ After 2-Hour Surgery; Aide and 2 Guards Shot; Suspect Held

President Reagan was shot in the chest today by a gunman, apparently acting alone, as Mr. Reagan walked to his limousine after addressing a labor meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The White House press secretary and two law-enforcement officers were also wounded by a burst of shots.

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Yes Roam ASEAN Plus: "Unlimited" Data Roaming in 11 countries from RM10 - SoyaCincau

Yes 5G is offering a multi-country ASEAN Plus roaming pass which provides "unlimited" data in 11 countries for RM10/day or RM30/week.

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U Mobile RM35 Travel Pass: "Unlimited" data in 4 countries

U Mobile 14-day Travel Pass provides "unlimited" data roaming with 50GB FUP in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia for only RM35.

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