Strolling through the streets of New York this evening on the way back to the hotel from a meeting I took a look at my BlackBerry and saw the familiar wind-up text from Vodafone. The message reads: Just to let you know, you’ve used over 3MB of data which has cost you £3 per MB [...]
Tag Archives | roaming
Got Android? Go abroad? Get Onavo to avoid being hosed
If you’re an Android user and you roam regularly, you have probably experienced the ‘what-the?’ moment at least once in recent memory. That’s the moment you realise that the paltry 25mb you’ve been given for your day’s worth of roaming mobile data adds up to about 20 minutes worth of heavy using on an Android [...]
Did you see me on BBC Breakfast talking mobile roaming at the weekend?
Did you see me on the BBC Breakfast News at the weekend, suited-and-booted? There was some discussion in the MacLeod household over the appropriate clothing to wear. Open shirt? Jacket-n-shirt? Nope. Mothers and mother-in-laws were almost consulted before I took the pinstripe decision. You can’t go wrong with a pinstripe. And, as my wife pointed [...]
Boingo: Are there any better WiFi roaming alternatives?
I had the following note in from Boingo tonight. If you haven’t come across them, Boingo is the world’s largest network of WiFi hotspots. I use them regularly, especially when I’m abroad. They’re great with airports, hotels, coffee shops and so on. I particularly like the way their laptop software automatically logs you in — [...]
361 degrees podcast – Episode 8: Roaming Ranting
Episode 8 – Roaming ranting… (mp3) This week we talk about international roaming services and wonder why these services – and especially data – command such premium pricing. We discuss: The recent MACH Insights conference. The products and services we use for roaming including Vodafone’s data traveller service, Abroadband, Droam, Onavo, Truphone and MiFi devices. The wetpaint Wiki for information on global pre-paid [...]
If an operator is charging users for Facebook roaming, should they pay a license fee?
This post ties rather neatly in with my previous one (Would you pay €2 to use Facebook on the beach?) regarding roaming. Now then, what happens if operators were to deploy these rather innovative plans such as the one mentioned above? It’s a topic I’ve been exploring whilst I’ve been on-site at MACH Insights 2011. [...]
Would you pay €2 to use Facebook on the beach?
So here’s a question for you. I’d like you to have a wee look at this video and see what you think of the concepts demonstrated. I came across it in the ‘Demo Lab’ area at MACH Insights 2011. It’s showing off a MACH product by the name of the Data Roaming Engine which enables [...]
MacLeod, roaming and The Next Web
Kudos and thanks to the highly proficient Martin Bryant, European Editor of The Next Web for including me in his recent piece on data roaming. Thank you Martin. Do follow Martin on Twitter here: @MartinSFP Here’s the link: Why using data on your phone abroad is so expensive, and how to save money It’s a [...]
Hello from MACH Insights 2011: The issue of the moment — Roaming
Hello from Berlin. That’s right! I’ve been traversing the Globe. On Friday I was in San Diego with Qualcomm and on Sunday I arrived into Berlin for the MACH Insights 2011 event for a fascinating look at the world of mobile roaming and billing. Roaming is, as regular readers know, a subject close to my [...]
Mailsuite’s 98% data compression means non-RIM devices don’t suck when roaming
I got this text in from Dan Field just now. Dan is one of the founders at Mailsuite. He sent me a tweet-reply this afternoon pointing out that Mailsuite’s services can really help with the issue I wrote about this morning. I challenged him to write a quick reply. Here we go: – – – [...]
Video: My Abroadband SIM has arrived
My Abroadband SIM arrived yesterday — finally. DHL tried to deliver it just a few days after I placed the order but there was no one home hence the delay. I’m delighted to say that it’s everything I expected: Clear packaging, simple instructions, evidently the output of a team of smart people who’ve really thought [...]
Back to connectivity
Well then, that’s me almost back to connectivity. I’m not sure what it is about Barcelona — whenever I find myself needing an internet connection, there’s usually some kind of impediment in the way. This year I shared an apartment with Ben Smith of Wireless Worker. Ben located the flat a few months back after [...]
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