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by: LynnPVaz15 May 15, 2012 7:25 PM PDT

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by LynnPVaz15 - 5/15/12 7:25 PM

I will be going on vacation in Mexico (Cancun) in the middle of June and I will need to connect to the internet with my laptop. The hotel has WiFi in some places, but I cannot rely on them so I need to purchase a card, but I'm not sure what would be best. This is just for a nine day period so I do not want to get locked into any lengthy contracts. Is there something that I can purchase to connect to the internet?


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by bill012 - 5/16/12 10:29 AM

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Finding someone to sell you cell based data devices will not be a problem they are everywhere just like the guys trying to sell you hats, jewelry etc etc.

Hard to say if you can find a good deal, my spanish was never good enough to read the fine print.

Like the US walmart there sells USB data devices that are prepaid. They are also sold in the larger grocery stores. They will be expensive but much less than a roaming data plan from the US or signing up on a contract.

You might want to try to find a unlocked cell phone that can run data or a unlocked USB data dongle. You could then just get a sim card and avoid high charge of the hardware in a tourist location.. you would then also have a device you could use in the US if you decided. Still it may be cheaper overall to buy a carrier locked device and toss it.


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by LynnPVaz15 - 5/16/12 1:50 PM

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Thanks for your response. ATT offers a plug-in that does not require a contract. I am leaning toward getting that.


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by claudiapelz - 5/22/12 12:07 PM

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i stayed in cancun my friends stayed in cancun
the hotel wifi is good
i was worried about the same thing
call the hotel and ask
also note that you have an option to connect by hardwire in the room


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