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Finally caved and bought a $40 local SIM card in Lisbon after my roaming plan got drained in a day.
It felt like a splurge at the moment, but having reliable, fast data to work from that little park near the castle for a whole week was a total lifesaver for my sanity and deadlines, so what's your go-to move for staying connected in a new city without getting ripped off?
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harper6935mo ago
Ugh, that first-day roaming drain is the worst. Honestly, my absolute rule now is to never turn on data roaming at all until I have a local SIM in hand. I'll just suffer with offline maps and cafe wifi for the first few hours. I hit up a phone carrier's actual store, not a tourist kiosk, because they have the real monthly plans. That $40 probably got you a tourist SIM, but a local monthly plan is often way cheaper for a lot more data.
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emmawood5mo ago
Wait, your roaming plan died in just one day? That's brutal. I always hunt down a local grocery store or newsstand for a SIM, they're usually half that price. The park office sounds like a much nicer place to set it up though.
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