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Traveling with iPhone: use iPhone to Save money


01/19/10.
Traveling overseas is a costly affair, especially when you travel with your family. It’s not only tickets and hotel costs, but restaurants, presents, museums and theatre tickets, toys, games and movies for kids, car rental… the list is endless.

Besides that, you want to be connected with your family and friends who stayed at home: you want be able to call them, share your experiences with them, and send them the pictures of those stunning places you’re visiting.

An iPhone can help you solve lots of those problems and even save a lot of money, making your vacation more enjoyable by eliminating unnecessary costs and financial worries.

Here are some tips for you:

Travel overseas? Switch your 3G data roaming ON. It’s FREE! Well, first of all, with iPhoneTrip iPhone rental plan you don’t need to switch your 3G data roaming off. You need to get used to the idea that by renting an iPhone or Unlimited Internet SIM card from iPhoneTrip, you secure yourself free 3G data roaming. Yes, that’s right, no data roaming charges! No hidden costs or $3000+ bills awaiting you on your arrival for using data roaming overseas.

Hotel discounts finder application: you can save a lot of money, using Local Sales Finder or similar applications to find great hotel deals in an area of your choice. You can also book a hotel directly from your iPhone. To choose a hotel, check the online hotel ranking and read other visitors’ reviews. You can also find a hotel near you and immediately see if this hotel offers a discount.

Local Sales Finder can also be used to find cheaper gifts or just do shopping. It helps finding better deals and great shops in a city you may not be familiarized with.

Traveling with iPhone is simple and saves lots of time, worries and money. With a touch of an icon you can find all the local attractions, museums, theaters, cinemas, restaurants and more (e.g. Museum Mate for iPhone or Movie Tickets for iPhone). Are you feeling hungry. No need to start running around looking for a restaurant. Let your iPhone lead you. You can also easily find restaurants on budget near you or book tickets to a movie in a cinema located for you by your iPhone. And remember: no roaming charges!

GPS Navigation: instead of renting GPS and downloading or buying local maps, use built in Google Maps application to easily find your way in a foreign country.

It often happens that your kids get bored or just want some new toy. Maybe they want to watch their favorite movie or play a game. Instead of buying expensive and useless presents and toys, install your kids’ (and yours? laughing ) favorite games and movies on your iPhone. And, of course, you can watch all those movies and play games during your flight.

Call your friends, send them pictures, share your experience in real time and save money! Learn how you can lower the SMS and MMS messages costshow you can lower the SMS and MMS messages costs while traveling.

Use any of numerous wi-fi spots to talk to your friends and family on Skype using your iPhone.

If you’ve got your own iPhone, you can rent an Unlimited Internet SIM Card and enjoy all the advantages of free data roaming on your next overseas trip.

Got questions? Contact us, and we’ll be happy to answer

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