I am planning a 5 week trip to Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Due to having some elderly relatives I need to be close to a phone or skype during that trip. I do not have a cell phone now nor do I have a netbook or a tablet. However, I am planning on getting a cell phone for annual trips to Europe and also a netbook or a tablet for travel purposes. I will be visiting Lake Bled, and National Parks on this trip so I will be away from cities about half the time. I would like to know how common WIFI is...when you visit rural areas? And, has someone purchased an "unlocked cell phone" in Austria? I am wondering about the cost of that item and also if I should get a SIM card that is "roaming" or just get a local SIM card for each country. I wil lbe using the phone infrequently in Europe and only for emergency calls to the US? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you........ John
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We've been skiing in all sort of semi-remote areas of Austria this winter. We've always had cell service anywhere on the mtn. In the high and low areas I'd use my iphone for pics and noticed I always had service bars. Slovenia and Croatia may have some dead areas, but I wouldn't think it would be very tough to go a short distance to find service.