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Skyroam is a San Francisco based company founded in 2008. In 2015 it received funding from Lenovo and many other sources for their new vSIM (virtual SIM) technology. You need to purchase or rent their WiFi hotspot together with data passes.
Skyroam is a San Francisco based company founded in 2008. In 2015 it received funding from Lenovo and many other sources for their new vSIM (virtual SIM) technology. You need to purchase or rent their WiFi hotspot together with data passes.
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Skyroam roams in more than
90
countries. This includes all of Europe, North America, major countries in South America, few countries in Africa and major countries in Asia and the Middle East plus Australia ([http://www.skyroam.com/how-it-works see list]).
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Skyroam roams in more than
100
countries. This includes all of Europe, North America, major countries in South America, few countries in Africa and major countries in Asia and the Middle East plus Australia ([http://www.skyroam.com/how-it-works see list]).
==== '''WiFi Hotspot''' ====
==== '''WiFi Hotspot''' ====
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The MiFi is called Skyroam 3GMate+ and a custom-made Chinese hotspot, It's smaller and lighter as
the
G2 at 4.2 by 2.3 by 0.8 inches (10.7 x 5.8 x 2 cm) and 4.9 ounces (68 g). It's made of plastic, with a black front and bright orange back. Pop-off the back and you'll find a 2,900 mAh battery. It supports GSM/HSPA on the 850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100 MHz bands. Skyroam says it's HSPA+ with max.
42Mbps.
There's
no
SIM card here: Using an embedded SIM with a global
roaming
partner, the hotspot checks its GPS, phones home for a few bytes, and then gets assigned a virtual SIM card with a real account linked to it. You can connect up to 5 devices at the same time to the device and it works for 8 hours
.
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The MiFi is called Skyroam 3GMate+ and a custom-made Chinese hotspot, It's smaller and lighter as
previous model
G2 at 4.2 by 2.3 by 0.8 inches (10.7 x 5.8 x 2 cm) and 4.9 ounces (68 g). It's made of plastic, with a black front and bright orange back. Pop-off the back and you'll find a 2,900 mAh battery. It supports GSM/HSPA on the 850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100 MHz bands. Skyroam says it's HSPA+ with max.
42
Mbps, but
no
4G/LTE
roaming.
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There's no SIM card here: Using an embedded SIM with a global roaming partner, the hotspot checks its GPS, phones home for a few bytes, and then gets assigned a virtual SIM card with a real account linked to it. You can connect up to 5 devices at the same time to the device and it works for 8 hours or 123 hours on standby.
==== '''Availability''' ====
==== '''Availability''' ====
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* http://www.skyroam.com
* http://www.skyroam.com
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== '''FLINK''' ==
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== '''FLINK'''
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FINK
offers '''rentable''' mobile WiFi hotspots for travellers
in
over '''100+ countries worldwide'''. Enjoy a fast
,
reliable
and
'''unlimited
internet
connection'''
throughout
your trip
.
'''No
data
roaming,
no
hassle
with
data
volumes,
no more searching for WiFi!'''
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FLINK
based
in
Vienna
,
Austria
rents
mobile
WiFi
hotspots
of
Skyroam
.
They
use
the
same
3G
MATE+
device
(see
above).
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==== '''FLINK Hotspot''' ====
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FLINK is currently using a brand new vSIM technology hotspot with 3G HSDPA+ connection, 2950 mAh battery, Dimensions: 10.7 x 5.8 x 2.0 cm (4.2 x 2.3 x 0.8 inches), Weight: 133 g (0.29 lb), TFT-LCD display, 802.11 b/g/n support. You can '''connect up to 5 devices''' '''simultaneously''' to this hotspot. However, connection speed will be shared among the all of these devices, which may result in slower speeds.
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* Maximum working time (according to manufacturer): 8 hours
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* Maximum standby time (according to manufacturer): 123 hours (while WiFi is on)
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The hotspot is set to not turn off automatically, to ensure that your connection is not interrupted.
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==== '''Rental''' ====
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Book a hotspot and have it delivered to your hotel or private address at home or your destination country. Take it with you wherever you go. '''The FLINK International Hotspot even works when your travel across multiple countries during one day.'''
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At the end of your rental period, return the hotspot in the prepaid envelope included in your order.
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The hotspot can be rented from 1 to 31 days.
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'''Prices'''
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You
can
book a hotspot [https://www.getflink.com/rentnow online] and have it delivered to your hotel or any private address at home or in your destination country. The hotspot even works when your travel across multiple countries during one day. At the end of your rental period, you need to return the device in the prepaid envelope included in your order. The hotspot can be rented from 1 to 31 days.
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Rental price per day (excl. delivery costs): '''€9,90 '''- unlimited data for 5 devices simultaneously.
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The
rate
includes:
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Rental
price per day (excl. delivery costs) is € 9.90. Delivery by FedEx or postal service is from € 5.70 to € 35.70 depending on country, return is € 6.50 to € 32 or you can choose to mail it by yourself. In case of loss or damage € 130 will be charged to your payment system.
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* mobile internet connection throughout 100+ countries without data limits.
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* delivery of hotspot to any hotel or address.
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* prepaid return envelope.
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* support via chat, phone, and email.
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'''More
info'''
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They
enforce
the same "high use" policy like Skyroam of throttling to 2G speed if you use more than 350 MB per day. However speed will be reset to normal at the beginning of the next day.
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*
FLINK
uses
Skyroam
Hotspots
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*
website
can
be
set to English: [http://www.getflink.com/ www.getflink.com]
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* '''website:''' [http://www.getflink.com/ www.getflink.com]
== '''Droam''' ==
== '''Droam''' ==