Companies like Tep are arming travelers with simple, always on connectivity while away from home.
Will TEP's skeleton staff, however well-paid, be able to cope with its intensely needy pupils?
Depending on your usage, Tep may be a better deal, but remember this is for a mobile hotspot.
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London 11 July 12 9am EDT Tep Wireless (www.tepwireless.com) today announce their new expanded service for traveling within Europe.
About Tep Wireless: Launched in 2009, Tep Wireless offers affordable internet access to international travellers via a personal Wi-Fi enabled dongle.
ENGADGET: Tep Wireless expands mobile hotspot rental plan to 50 countries, revamps pricing
In another perk, Tep and other wi-fi hotspots support multiple devices on the same connection, while cellular data plans only support a single device.
For European visitors only, there's another option to consider: Tep Wireless.
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Once the trip is over, they just pop the pocket wifi device in the provided envelope and send it back to Tep Wireless.
ENGADGET: Tep Wireless expands mobile hotspot rental plan to 50 countries, revamps pricing
By offering the Tep Pocket wifi for rent in a specific country we are able to provide the best possible price for connectivity abroad.
ENGADGET: Tep Wireless expands mobile hotspot rental plan to 50 countries, revamps pricing
London 02 October 2012: Tep Wireless (www.tepwireless.com) has extended its reach to 17 more countries, offering global travellers unlimited, affordable internet access without the risk of running up extortionate cell phone bills.
ENGADGET: Tep Wireless expands mobile hotspot rental plan to 50 countries, revamps pricing
On the flipside, you can easily use Tep's device to surf on your laptop, while tethering through an iPhoneTrip SIM may or may not cause headaches depending on how heavily you abuse it.
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Also, as a help to making plans and reservations while on the road, I took along a Tep portable wireless hotspot, having fallen victim to massive cell phone roaming charges in the past.
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"Now that Tep covers more than 55 nations and territories worldwide there's no reason to pay inflated roaming prices for internet access with limited usage while travelling abroad, " said Tomas Mendoza, Managing Director of Tep Wireless.
ENGADGET: Tep Wireless expands mobile hotspot rental plan to 50 countries, revamps pricing
Good news for travellers who want to use the web when abroad but don't want to pay a fortune for doing so, as Tep Wireless announces support for 17 more countries in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania regions.
ENGADGET: Tep Wireless expands mobile hotspot rental plan to 50 countries, revamps pricing
Tep's first-of-its-kind multi-country service alleviates connectivity concerns for business travelers and tourists alike meaning you can now get on a train in London and travel all the way to Vienna without losing connectivity or swapping your sim along the way.
It is jointly implemented by UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE), Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA), Regional Bureau of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC), Section for Teacher Development and Education Policies (TEP), and local partners.
Whether they want to keep track of email, Facebook, Twitter or even stream music and video while travelling, Tep Wireless provides a much more cost-effective solution for travelers than established mobile carriers, putting an end to holiday horror stories about 'bill shock'.
ENGADGET: Tep Wireless expands mobile hotspot rental plan to 50 countries, revamps pricing
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