National Geographic’s New Very-Few-Strings-Attached Global Travel Cellphone
Via Worldhum comes the news of a ‘Talk Abroad’ Travel Cell Phone recently introduced by National Geographic:
Using a cell phone overseas has always been an expensive proposition, and that’s if you get service. But National Geographic, in partnership with Cellular Abroad, is about to release what it’s touting as an inexpensive solution for travelers that will work in more than 100 countries, from Aruba to Yemen: the National Geographic Talk Abroad Travel Phone. (link)
The phone costs $199, is prepaid (ie no contracts), comes with a universal wall charger and has the ability to receive unlimited free incoming calls in 65 countries – perfect for the roaming backpacker!
Visit this website for full details and to preorder.
Posted in General Travel, Staying In Touch, Travel News, Travel Tools
March 5, 2007 at 6:46 pm
You can also load some books onto your cellphone now at http://www.booksinmyphone.com so you’ll always have something to read AND you don’t have heaps of books to carry.