Mobile Internet in Asia and Europe

[Angela1204]

Hi I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on getting Internet access in Asia (eg Hong Kong) and Europe (Greece and Turkey)? In the past I used various public wifi hot spots or if desperate- roaming. But I was wondering if there is anything like a prepaid data sim in those countries listed above? I have one of those Optus mobile modems (not USB) which can connect several devices.

thanks heaps!

 

[markis10]

Hong Kong has long had a prepaid sim offering, if you have a Optus modem you will need to get it unlocked before you leave otherwise it will only take Optus SIMs.

http://one2free.hkcsl.com/jsp/o2f_next_g/o2f_next_g/starter_pack/overview.jsp

 

[n7of9]

i spent quite a bit of time in athens in late 2011...Vodafone offers prepaid sims and they advertise it as "practically unlimited" - to which i found means 60MB a month...that's no typo!

so i went back into a store and put 100 euro credit on my account, they looked at me like i was killing a puppy

good luck

 

[Mr. Nice]

If you spent time in Greece I would recommend Wind. 14.9€ for Connection Pack without USB stick. 30 days free Internet access initial browsing time (up to 3GB data usage). In Turkey you might join Turkcell with the following packs:

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[TD] 12 TL [/TD]
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[TD] 5 TL[/TD]
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[TD] Monthly[/TD]
[TD] 29 TL [/TD]
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[TD] 4 GB[/TD]
[TD] Monthly[/TD]
[TD] 39 TL[/TD]
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[TH][/TH]
[TD] 4 GB[/TD]
[TD] Monthly[/TD]
[TD] 39 TL[/TD]
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[TH][/TH]
[TD] 1 GB[/TD]
[TD] 3 Months[/TD]
[TD] 39 TL [/TD]
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[TH][/TH]
[TD] 3 GB[/TD]
[TD] 3 Months[/TD]
[TD] 59 TL[/TD]
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[TH][/TH]
[TD] 10 GB[/TD]
[TD] 3 Months[/TD]
[TD] 79 TL[/TD]
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[TD] 4 GB
[/TD]
[TD] Monthly (Night) [/TD]
[TD] 14 TL
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[TH][/TH]
[TD] 12 GB[/TD]
[TD] 12 Months[/TD]
[TD] 149 TL[/TD]
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[Must...Fly!]

Wind would be a good option for Greece. There are many retail stores around especially in Athens...just go in knowing what you want and you should have no problem.