Traveling outside the U.S. can be expensive when it comes to roaming data plans. Each country has different requirements and different pricing, and roaming charges are often exorbitant. Xcom Global is now offering the daily rental of a Novatel MiFi 2372, and the rate includes unlimited data in 21 countries. The daily rental is $17.95, and the unlimited data can be shared among 5 devices over the Wi-Fi connection to the MiFi.
XCom also offers a cheaper USB modem plan for $14.95, but that connectivity is limited to the one device with the modem. These plans are not cheap, but not bad for unlimited data in all of these countries. This is a good fit for the business traveler who is visiting several countries and needs full data connectivity to get work done. This is also a good fit for keeping in touch back home via Skype. Hopefully this MiFi 2372 is not one of the ones affected by the recalls.
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