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A smart phone brings everything we need together in one tiny package when it comes to travelling. It has music, a camera, access to the internet, maps you name it, it has it. It is hard to imagine what life was like before smartphones came about, but it is now easier than it ever has been. However, one problem when travelling is whether your smartphone is going to actually work with the networks available. In most cases everything is fine and your phone will automatically connect to the networks available, but this isn’t the case for all countries as some operate on different types of connection technologies.
There are two universally accepted standards used when it comes to connectivity technologies – if you go to a country that isn’t the same as the technology your phone uses, it won’t work.
To avoid getting stuck in a foreign country without a working phone, follow these tips and you can ensure you don’t have to deal with the devastation of being deserted with no way of contacting people or getting online....
Need some tips on how to stay connected, cheaply, when you travel internationally? Then check out this article.