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Old 12-19-2022, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by paulat585 View Post
Hi, Going on a cruise to Panama Canal. I have a prepaid cell phone plan that doesn't offer roaming. Don't want to pay the $50 a day the cruise line is charging for wi-fi. Are there other ways of staying in touch using my phone that won't cost an arm and a leg?
When you arrive at your first port of call you may find a local provider, such as Digicel, that covers all of the places you will be visiting so can buy a SIM from them.

I use Google Fi and that has proved cheap and reliable.