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Old 12-20-2022, 08:44 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?
We've used the snap-chat app. on our Xfinity mobile phones on cruises in the Caribbean and as far off as Africa, Morocco, Turkey and Germany, using the public wifi in Starbucks, cruise terminals, stores, restaurants, etc. etc. Probably have saved thousands using that free app. !