Pocket Wifi - What are my options

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

19 hours ago, John & Rose said:

I use a SkyRoam.  It is hit and miss (mostly hit).  It costs $8 a day for unlimited data and it works in hundreds of countries.  That is good when you have stopovers and dont want to use the airport's free wifi.  It isn't perfect but it has been adequate in my 10 or so visits to the Philippines.

That's a good option, but price point seems quite high.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

19 hours ago, Hank_ said:

In metro Manila SMART updated their equipment to G5 last summer i was pulling 80 MB downloads, of course once were done in our area they started throttling .. then I was only get 36MB.   It is the data caps that are annoying

As of now I only plan on spending a few days in Manila, I plan on touring the country.  

 

I am thinking the pocket wifi is going to be about the best solution.

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 minute ago, Chris Duffy said:

As of now I only plan on spending a few days in Manila, I plan on touring the country.  

 

I am thinking the pocket wifi is going to be about the best solution.

Yup.  The one I have works good.   The fact you can use sims from all the carriers makes it easy to get the best signal.

 

Just make sure it is 4G LTE capable  

 

https://www.lazada.com.ph/catalog/?spm=a2o4l.home.search.2.239e6ef0nurGl0&q=huawei pocket wifi lte&_keyori=ss&from=suggest_normal&sugg=huawei pocket wifi lte_1_1

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

25 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

Yup.  The one I have works good.   The fact you can use sims from all the carriers makes it easy to get the best signal.

 

Just make sure it is 4G LTE capable  

 

https://www.lazada.com.ph/catalog/?spm=a2o4l.home.search.2.239e6ef0nurGl0&q=huawei pocket wifi lte&_keyori=ss&from=suggest_normal&sugg=huawei pocket wifi lte_1_1

Can we get this thing in the USA?  I don't see me being anywhere long enough to get and order and delivery in PI

[Hank_ 9,174]

Just now, Chris Duffy said:

Can we get this thing in the USA?  I don't see me being anywhere long enough to get and order and delivery in PI

You can buy them at most malls,  just find the electronics stores .. PC Express has good prices, I buy from the one at Market-Market

[John & Rose 7,239]

42 minutes ago, Chris Duffy said:

That's a good option, but price point seems quite high.

I agree. $8 a day is steep but the data is usually pretty solid and I don’t need to change sims and miss texts from home. 

[Hank_ 9,174]

4 hours ago, John & Rose said:

I agree. $8 a day is steep but the data is usually pretty solid and I don’t need to change sims and miss texts from home. 

Signup with google voice get a USA phone number, receive texts anywhere on the planet there is internet ... for free, and they can be delivered to your email even.

[jskibo 588]

My T-mobile service gives me free data and text roaming in PI and 100+ other countries, $0.20 min calls if I need them.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

13 hours ago, Hank_ said:

You can buy them at most malls,  just find the electronics stores .. PC Express has good prices, I buy from the one at Market-Market

USA Or PI?

[Hank_ 9,174]

8 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

USA Or PI?

I bought mine at Market -Market in Taguig off the C-5

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

12 hours ago, jskibo said:

My T-mobile service gives me free data and text roaming in PI and 100+ other countries, $0.20 min calls if I need them.

One of my cell phone is MetroPCS which is owned by T-Mobile and runs on their towers, but don't seem to work in Philippines.

 

 

[jskibo 588]

16 minutes ago, Chris Duffy said:

One of my cell phone is MetroPCS which is owned by T-Mobile and runs on their towers, but don't seem to work in Philippines.

 

 

Yes it has to be a post paid T mobile account. MVNOs that use the network won't work.