Has anyone rented a mobile wifi device for their trip to Europe? I have Verizon and they have a $10 a day plan for unlimited data but hoping to find something cheaper. We'll be driving in France and will feel better if we had wifi readily available and with a wifi device, my friend and I can share the cost. I'm wondering if anyone has used it and how well it worked.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19240 posts
A mobile wifi device would have to have a sim in it for a European mobile network. In Germany (I don't know about France), you can get sims for T-mobile. But you need a gsm phone, which Verizon is not.
In Germany in 2012, I used an ATT "web stick" with a T-mobile sim (from PennyMarkt) in the USB socket of my laptop. I think I paid 1,99€/day for unlimited data.
My gsm BLÜ phone takes dual sims and will serve as a wifi hotspot.
Posted by
Magyarország / Rep of Texas
19652 posts
My Samsung phone serves as a mobile hot spot and with TMobile the data is free.
Posted by
OP
Huntington Beach CA
1157 posts
I know I can use my iPhone but the 2 data plans offered by Verizon are either expensive or very limited. I was thinking of getting a "Mifi" device. Has anyone used them? My son rented one in Japan and was happy with it. Just wanted to know if anyone has experience in Europe.
Posted by
United States
80 posts
When my friend and I were in Nice last year we rented a portable wifi device at the tourist office. It was only for France, and before you leave France, all you have to do is drop it in a mailbox. Depending on how long you need it, prices vary. The longer you need it, the more it will cost. We were in France for a week and a half and we rented it for about 150 euro for it.