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SIM Sh*t, Different Day
A methodology for roaming data, not wandering expenses. We’ve been traveling off and on for almost a decade and have tried just about every SIM card and data option out there. After years of trial and error across multiple countries, our evolution of mobile roaming while traveling has gone through many iterations. I wrote this…
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Why a hotel is analogous to a network resource.
It’s a hotel! The IP address is the street address of the resource and the ports are the individual rooms you go to ask for specific resources. If you go to a website the following analogy plays out:
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Why I love long-distance Layer 2
There has been a growing number of providers offering “layer 2” links under a number of different names. You may have heard of ELan, ELine, and TLS connections to name a few. While most implementations I have seen use a simple routed network configuration we can unlock so much more. In its simplest description you…
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What I’ve learned mobile roaming so far with Google Fi:
(Killing time on a train. This is a bit lengthy) To sum up, the premium plan is great for the highest speeds and data caps while the cheapest plan works great to still get our texts and calls (at .20/minute). I very much recommend a dual SIM/eSim phone so you can still get cheap local…