Are you traveling overseas this summer and don't want to pay the high roaming fees of your home carrier's cell phone plan? Many cell phone companies rip customers off and worse yet, most U.S. companies don't even have GSM tri-band phones. If you do have one, it's locked so you can't switch out the SIM card.
The most cost effective way to stay in touch when abroad is with Skype
(click here
for more info on Skype) –- but many travelers don't want to lug their laptops or search for an Internet café.
For those who want the freedom and safety of having a cell phone by their side, then Mobal is the company to use.
They have the cheapest deals around. Currently, you can buy a phone that will work in over 150 countries for $49 and
it comes with $20 of talk time. The phone comes with a UK SIM card so you will have a UK number that you can keep for life.
TIP: Get an unlocked phone and a purchase a local SIM card for whatever country you are traveling to and switch it out.
They usually cost about $20 and that will give you a local number. Even better, all incoming calls (in most countries) are absolutely free no matter where the call is coming from.
Because we're exploring China this week, it's the perfect time to feature their version of Expedia. cTrip has China's largest airfare and hotel search engine and it works best when booking intra-China flights FYI: There are still hotel rooms available in Beijing during the Olympics. However, international flights on cTrip have to be booked over the phone so instead of wasting your time and not getting the best deal, use one of JohnnyJet.com's booking engines: We feature BookingBuddy and OneTime. Both offer the lowest deals and you can quickly compare all the big players like Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Kayak, American Airlines … all without having to enter in your city and dates multiple times! So what are you waiting for? Log on to JohnnyJet.com now!
