Comments on: Xcom Global Offers Flat-rate MiFi for International Travelers

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:48:24 +0000

I just got screwed by these guys. Rented for a trip to Paris, which was cancelled because the airport was closed. They stuck me for twice the shipping.

Buyer beware. Sounds to me like these guys are riding on the edge of failure, but who knows. Don’t let them take you for a ride like they did me.

By: codiccat

codiccat — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:54:08 +0000

Congratulations for this great article.
I covered it, in Catalan, in my blog:
http://www.codic.cat/2010/05/29/xcom-global-tarifa-plana-mifi-21-paisos/

Regards,
Carles

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:32:32 +0000

Glad to hear you are being proactive, and also glad you are here. Thanks.

By: Edward Brooks

Edward Brooks — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:37:34 +0000

Hey Everyone, I just came back from Japan & Australia and I rented one of these MiFi’s from XCcom Global. The MiFi is a very small light weight hotspot. We were so impressed by the Hi Speed and how far you could be away from it. My wife was in the bedroom and I was outside on the patio. All you do is hit the power button and that’s it. We rented it for two weeks and it was well worth it.

By: Kenneth Herskind

Kenneth Herskind — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:33:43 +0000

James, I appreciate your comments about XCom Global and our international services.

We are aware of the some potential problems with the MiFi device, however, we have not yet had any trouble ourselves. Apparently, most of the problems were due to the back cover of the MiFi which can be difficult to remove.

However to be safe, we have already switched out all back covers with a replacement that we provided to us by Novatel.

-Kenneth Herskind, XCom Global, Inc.

By: tom

tom — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:32:28 +0000

does it really make sense for the device to be included? i would think the average person interested in this would already have a GSM smartphone with tethering capabilities. why not just a SIM card that can be dropped in anything GSM at a cheaper price since they do not have to supply the MiFi or dongle?

By: Leslie Anne

Leslie Anne — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:02:59 +0000

I visited Hong Kong last December and China Mobile has unlimited GSM data for visitors at the amazing price of less than $20 a month. That includes some voice but it is also very cheap. The downside is that it is mostly 2G but 3G is being rolled out. I used this in my Android Dream phone and tethered it to my netbook.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:05:04 +0000

Really? I would have thought it was the other way around, with GSM being so standardized worldwide, it’s when people come to the US that they get screwed. I have a 5-band world phone that gets 3G all across Europe and many other parts of the world, yet I get kicked back to EDGE when using a US carrier because of no support on the 2100MHz band.

15 bucks isn’t bad though for unlimited data, but I’d still prefer a solution that lets me tether my smartphone rather than buy a separate modem.

By: JeffBlagnac

JeffBlagnac — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:16:21 +0000

In France, a foreign traveler can choose one of these solution Pay As You Go :
- Bouygues Telecom : 29€ (and sometimes 9€) for the USB 3G key and unlimited quota for 8€/day (only if you start a connection in the day)
- Auchan Mobile Hyper@ : 29€ for the USB 3G key and 29,90€/month for 2GB without contract, you stop (and restart if needed) when you want month by month. And best of all, quota is valid for 2 months, so you stop in the first month and continue the rest of quota in the 2nd month, so 14,95€/1GB/month without contract

By: Dave Johnson

Dave Johnson — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:10:52 +0000

Nice… I travel to Japan a lot, and this would be useful.

Also, could use my iPhone in Japan to place Skype calls!