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Test & Reviews of Lebara: Prepaid SIM card for France and Europe
Back in France for one month (a month that will turn into several because of the Coronavirus), I do a little research to find the best solution to get a prepaid SIM card to be able to phone and use the internet After studying several solutions, the solution with the best value for money seems to me Lebara. In my mind, Lebara was a solution to be able to call to foreign countries at an affordable rate. This is still the case, but they now offer classic phone packages. How to get a Lebara SIM card? Having anticipated a little bit my need, I ordered a SIM card directly on…
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Viva Aerobus: boarding pass, tax for non-residents
When we booked our flight from Mexico City to Las Vegas via the airline Viva Aerobus, there were two pieces of information that were a little anxious. A tax for non-residents A message indicated that non-residents would have to pay a tax at the counter. I couldn’t find any information on the amount of this tax. In the end, we had nothing to pay on our international flight. I don’t know what the situation is regarding domestic flights. The boarding pass When you try to do the checkin online, it is clearly indicated that you must absolutely have your boarding pass (having printed or downloaded it) otherwise you will have…
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Dangerous airlines: black list 2020
When traveling by air, one generally tries to find the cheapest flights possible. We’ve given you some tips on how to pay less by booking a round-trip instead of a one-way ticket or by paying in local currency. If you find a cheap ticket from an airline you have never heard of, take a few moments to check that it isn’t on the European Union’s airline blacklist. More than a hundred airlines are simply banned from flying over European Union countries because they do not meet international safety standards. If your airline is listed, it may be safer to choose another option. This black list is updated every six months…
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Mah Card: how to use a credit card in Iran? Review + Promo Code
If you want a coupon code to buy a Mah Card and get a discount on the cost of the card, you can use the code TOURDUMONDE Having not (yet) had the chance to go to Iran, I am writing this article on the advice of a friend who has been there and who warmly recommended the Mah Card which can be of great service to travelers in Iran. Can you use your own credit card in Iran? The answer is no. Iran has been under a severe American embargo for several years. As a consequence, the Iranian banking system isn’t connected to the international system and foreign bank cards…
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Test & Reviews of the Nintendo Switch JAVONTEC Dock
As a digital nomad, I’m always traveling with my life in a suitcase. The discovery of the Nintendo Switch allowed me to own a game console again. There was only one problem: the original dock for connecting the console to a TV was far too bulky to carry it everywhere with me. I found a perfect alternative, the JAVONTEC dock purchased from Amazon. It weighs 80 grams, 5 times less than the original dock It is tiny and fits easily in a carrying case for Nintendo Switch. It has a USB 3.0 port to charge a device. Bonus: it is compatible with a Mac if you need to recharge it…
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[Test & Advice] Using hypnosis to treat bruxism (teeth grinding) & other traumas
I feel very lucky because every time I need something, chance/universe gives me the solution. In this case, just when I needed it, I was not only given the coordinates of the best dentist in Montreal, but was also told about a method to cure bruxism: hypnosis. The origin of bruxism Bruxism = grinding your teeth at night. It is said that the noise is quite characteristic and horrible. This can be noticed if you share a bed with someone who is slightly sensitive to noise, or by taking an x-ray at the dentist. Unfortunately, French dentists do not check this point systematically, so if you have any doubt, ask…
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Free Mobile SIM card in Canada: 3G or 4G? Internet speed ?
For more information about using the Free Mobile plan abroad, please click here. Travelling in Canada for 3 months, we started using our Free SIM card. Small disappointment, there seems to be no 4G agreements, we have to make do with 3G+. The roaming goes through the Rogers operator. The speed is correct, nothing more. The test below shows a download at 13Mbps and an upload at 1.4Mbps knowing that I regularly see slowdowns. EDIT: From May 10, 2019, I start to get 4G intermittently with much better speeds. Test performed in Toronto on April 22nd, 2019 Test performed in Montreal on April 28, 2019. Test performed on May 12,…
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SIM Card Free Mobile in Iceland: 3G or 4G? Internet speed ?
For more information about using the Free Mobile plan abroad, please click here. On a road trip in Iceland, I use my Free Mobile SIM card. The roaming passes by the operator Nova. I am pleasantly surprised by the network coverage. The population density is very low in Iceland that I expected to be often without network. That indeed happens when we are in the middle of nowhere but on short periods. From a speed viewpoint, we are on 4G+ with a very good download speed and a very correct upload speed (see screenshot). The speed test below dates from April 8, 2019, test realized in a place in the…
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Free Mobile SIM card in Germany: 3G or 4G? Internet speed ?
For more information about using the Free Mobile plan abroad, please click here. On a stopover in Germany before going to Iceland, I take the opportunity to test the connection with Free Mobile. I am connected with the operator Vodafone DE. At one point I was also connected via the operator O2 I read that Free Mobile had activated 4G in Germany, but I only got H+ (between 3G and 4G). The connection is good without being exceptional: 12 mo / s for download and 4 mo / s for upload. Test conducted at Frankfurt airport on April 4, 2019.
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Free Mobile SIM card in Portugal: 3G or 4G? Internet speed ?
For more information about using the Free Mobile plan abroad, please click here. Good news, 4G is available in Portugal with the Free Mobile plan. And the speed is excellent, 59 MB/s download and 27 MB/s upload with the NOS operator as you can see on the example below. Test conducted on February 3, 2019 in Lisbon.
