Public service announcement - do not use the Internet on your phone when you are abroad

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9-07-2008 @ 9:09AM

zip said...

"turn off International data roaming on your phone."

You don't have to do that.

Just download the incredible Opera Mini and turn off loading of images. Opera's server between Opera Mini in your phone and the actual web site compresses the pages and typically you'll end up downloading just 5-15 kilobytes per each page.

It'll take a good while to rack up even one megabyte of transferred data. It's perfect for checking news and so on. If you need the full web experience while you travel, find a cyber cafe.

9-07-2008 @ 2:08PM

Scott Carmichael said...

@Zip; that is indeed good advise, but in many cases there are still applications running in the background that consume data. It is far too easy to forget to disable every single application on your phone. You could be using Opera mini, but forget an RSS reader, or a weather app, and before you know it, you are downloading 2MB of RSS feeds.

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