A good idea to bring an iphone away travelling?

BeeBumble

Hey, I'm thinking of buying an iphone but I'm going travelling through Asia in the new year and was just wondering if it would be a good idea to bring it with me? I'm thinking it would be really handy but am just worried that it's too expensive to bring...

Also, has anyone gone travelling before and had their iphone with them? What's wi-fi availability like?

I'd appreciate any comments/suggestions

alex73

BeeBumble wrote: »

Hey, I'm thinking of buying an iphone but I'm going travelling through Asia in the new year and was just wondering if it would be a good idea to bring it with me? I'm thinking it would be really handy but am just worried that it's too expensive to bring...

Also, has anyone gone travelling before and had their iphone with them? What's wi-fi availability like?

I'd appreciate any comments/suggestions

Went to africa with mine, Best decision I made as I could connect at some places to WIFI and use Skype. .. 100% bring it to ASIA>

BeeBumble

Thanks alex73. Did you find yourself watching it all the time? I'd just be afraid of leaving it anywhere if I'm going anywhere where I shouldn't bring it, like scuba diving or something like that..

Did you buy a local sim card? The roaming rates are crazy as far as I know...

Just out of curiosity, do you know if you can use an iphone on a plane? You know the way you're not allowed use phones, but you are ipods, is there any where to knock the phone feature off while flying? Sorry this might sound like a really stupid question! :rolleyes:

eeloe

Yes I'd recommend getting a local sim for what ever country you are in, as you said, roaming charges are mental!

And yes, the iPhone has 'airplane mode' just switch that on, and use your iPhone as an iPod until you land!

whiterebel

Doesn't VF give you a good roaming package?

eeloe

I doubt their roaming packages would be affordable if you were roaming in the far easy for a few months!

whiterebel

eeloe wrote: »

I doubt their roaming packages would be affordable if you were roaming in the far easy for a few months!

For data I should have said. The VF !Live is brilliant when roaming

Wossack

woulda thought battery life would be a bit prohibitive personally

I remember plug sockets being a bit of a luxury in thailand for example

Dades

You might consider a solar charger !

phill106

Dades wrote: »

You might consider a solar charger !

Or those battery-usb chargers.

Wossack

Dades wrote: »

You might consider a solar charger !

good call

sockets may have been in short supply, but sunshine certainly wasnt

NothingMan

Definitely bring mine anywhere. Didn't bring it to a music festival because I knew I'd be incapacitated all weekend but always take it on holidays. Not sure about Asia specifically but Wifi hotspots are more and more common. A lot of cafe's etc... would have free Wifi for customers and Facetime/Skype is cool too when you're travelling.

As for worrying about it, yes it's a very expensive phone, but once the novelty wears off you won't be thinking about it like that. It's just a tool at the end of the day and no point in buying it if you want to lock it in a safe and only use it on special occassions. Just make sure your travel insurance will cover it (a lot of insurance only insures phones up to a few hundred quid so double check).

Enjoy your trip .

BeeBumble

That solar charger is a great idea, thanks!

And thanks NothingMan about that travel insurance tip, I'm buying travel insurance soon so will definitely be asking them about that!

I've ordered the iphone so counting down the days til I get it... will be logging in 5 times a day to check if it's dispatched

Four of a kind

So whats this about a lack of plug sockets in Thailand/Asia??

phill106

Four of a kind wrote: »

So whats this about a lack of plug sockets in Thailand/Asia??

well only thing i noticed in thailand was that the net cafes were riddled with viruses :)Unless your well off the beaten track, you should have no problem with power.

killbillvol2

BeeBumble wrote: »

Hey, I'm thinking of buying an iphone but I'm going travelling through Asia in the new year and was just wondering if it would be a good idea to bring it with me? I'm thinking it would be really handy but am just worried that it's too expensive to bring...

Also, has anyone gone travelling before and had their iphone with them? What's wi-fi availability like?

I'd appreciate any comments/suggestions

BeeBumble wrote: »

Thanks alex73. Did you find yourself watching it all the time? I'd just be afraid of leaving it anywhere if I'm going anywhere where I shouldn't bring it, like scuba diving or something like that..

Did you buy a local sim card? The roaming rates are crazy as far as I know...

Just out of curiosity, do you know if you can use an iphone on a plane? You know the way you're not allowed use phones, but you are ipods, is there any where to knock the phone feature off while flying? Sorry this might sound like a really stupid question! :rolleyes:

Wossack wrote: »

woulda thought battery life would be a bit prohibitive personally
I remember plug sockets being a bit of a luxury in thailand for example

Four of a kind wrote: »

So whats this about a lack of plug sockets in Thailand/Asia??

phill106 wrote: »

well only thing i noticed in thailand was that the net cafes were riddled with viruses :)Unless your well off the beaten track, you should have no problem with power.

Is this the most ill-informed thread on boards?

sophie1234

my sister is currently in thailand with an iphone and its very handy but her vf rates are sooo high 50cent a text and then 2euro a min to call/recive calls she is on PAYG tho but having wifi in most of the hostels and a locker with a lock is handy cause we can skype her alot!
if she was staying longer she would of got a sim but she was only stopping for two weeks on her way home from oz

phill106

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Is this the most ill-informed thread on boards?

Whats wrong with my post?
I went to a few different net cafes while i was there, and they both have dodgy versions of xp on them (not activated, warning its illegal copy etc), with every adware know to man installed on them.


Found other mentions of it here as well

http://www.nationalradio.com/ttCT_AUG_09_RW.shtml

killbillvol2

phill106 wrote: »

Whats wrong with my post?
I went to a few different net cafes while i was there, and they both have dodgy versions of xp on them (not activated, warning its illegal copy etc), with every adware know to man installed on them.


Found other mentions of it here as well

http://www.nationalradio.com/ttCT_AUG_09_RW.shtml

You mentioned viruses, not adware or illegal software.

And how would these viruses transfer themselves to an iphone??

phill106

killbillvol2 wrote: »

You mentioned viruses, not adware or illegal software.

And how would these viruses transfer themselves to an iphone??

Yes they also had viruses. Can't recall which one it was, think it was an msblaster variant at the time.
I don't recall saying it would transfer to the iphone though. Nope.. I did not.

killbillvol2

phill106 wrote: »

Yes they also had viruses. Can't recall which one it was, think it was an msblaster variant at the time.
I don't recall saying it would transfer to the iphone though. Nope.. I did not.

The thread is about the iphone ffs! :rolleyes:

tfitzgerald

High I am not going to Thailand but I am going to Spain and I was wondering can I just get a plug adaptor (2pin) and plug in the charger or do I have to get a special iPhone charger for Spain this 220 v 110 electricity has me clueless thanks. any advice pls

alex73

BeeBumble wrote: »

Thanks alex73. Did you find yourself watching it all the time? I'd just be afraid of leaving it anywhere if I'm going anywhere where I shouldn't bring it, like scuba diving or something like that..

Did you buy a local sim card? The roaming rates are crazy as far as I know...

Just out of curiosity, do you know if you can use an iphone on a plane? You know the way you're not allowed use phones, but you are ipods, is there any where to knock the phone feature off while flying? Sorry this might sound like a really stupid question! :rolleyes:

Are could be robbed anywhere even in Dublin. You can buy local sim cards. Roaming was not too expensive. Best if you have wifi in Hotel you can conntact via skype.

yes you can use iphone on the plane with plane mode.