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USA Data roaming - which Irish network has best deal?

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  • 09-10-2018 2:24pm
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    Savage_Henry
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    Im going to states for 4 days, need a little bit of data for google maps public transport and tripadvisor.

    At the moment best deal looks like vodafone RED Roaming €2.99 per day for 200MB daily. This should be enough.

    Any better deals out there?


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    coylemj
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    Google Maps allows you to download local maps and you can download a city guide of NYC in Tripadvisor.

    In relation to the thread title, people here would only know the roaming charges for their own Irish network (though most probably don't) but I'm sure someone can advise you on packages available over there by buying a data SIM.

    If you block attachments in Gmail when roaming (you can download them when you connect to wi-fi) and disable mobile data for hungry apps, 200MB a day should be sufficient.


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    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,884 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Savage_Henry wrote: »
    Im going to states for 4 days, need a little bit of data for google maps public transport and tripadvisor.

    At the moment best deal looks like vodafone RED Roaming €2.99 per day for 200MB daily. This should be enough.

    Any better deals out there?

    If you're on billpay, you can use your full home data allowance on the Red Roaming thing for €2.99 per day. This may also apply to PAYG but I can't say that for sure, as I'm billpay. I was recently in the States and had checked this out in advance.


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    Savage_Henry
    Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭Savage_Henry


    From what ive checked, buying USA sim would make sense only if i need it for longer.

    Red roaming works on pay as you go, so i would buy new sim here (im on tesco)

    Yes, google maps you can download in advance, but for live public transport you need data connection. I dont think there is an offline solution.


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Savage_Henry wrote: »
    ... for live public transport you need data connection. I dont think there is an offline solution.

    +1 clearly you need an online connection but is that for the NYC subway? I wouldn't bother if I was you. The frequency in Manhattan is such that it's really not worth tracking trains in real time.


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    Savage_Henry
    Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭Savage_Henry


    yes subway + bus. Its not about frequency but way to get somewhere. Yes, its for subway and bus. So, if i end up somewhere in Brooklyn, i need to check the fastest way back to my airbnb.


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