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April 18th, 2008

Save on Roaming Charges While Traveling

In this day and age, staying connected during travel, whether for business or holiday, is essential. Most cellphone networks do provide global roaming services, but the charges are almost prohibitive. How do you keep in touch with folks back home or elsewhere and still keep the costs to a minimum?
One way is to forget about […]

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April 3rd, 2008

Cellphones on the Plane?

Passengers may soon be able to use their mobile phones while flying across Europe’s airspace.
Under the plan approved Monday, cell phone users could make and receive calls through an onboard base station. They will be allowed to turn their phones on after the plane reaches 10,000 feet, when other electronic devices such as portable music […]

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October 26th, 2007

Mobile Phones for International Travel

Now, I don’t claim to be a techno-geek; to the contrary, I consider myself to be a techno-apathetic. I couldn’t care less what model I have for a mobile phone, as long as it can call, and send/receive sms. I don’t use it that much, and I’m one of those people who sometimes have to […]

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June 25th, 2007

AirAsia To Introduce Mobile Communications On Board

Air Asia has annunced that starting 2009, passengers will be allowed to use their mobile phones and BlackBerry-type devices to send and receive SMS text messages, emails, and to make and receive mobile phone calls during flight.
AirAsia’s entire fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft will be fitted with the OnAir equipment, including aircraft currently flying and […]

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May 13th, 2007

Google Maps on Your Mobile

Since I don’t have a navigation system, I have often used Google Maps to locate my destinations and figure out how to get there. Well, Google made took one step further and made it easier, by enabling one to use Google Maps on their mobiles! With its GPS functionality, it can replace most of the […]

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