WiFi/GPRS/3G solution in other countries.

[expat]

Clearwire has wifi service that's quite good in Belgium can't remember details but it's a yearly contract thing unfortunately

I don't mind signing up for a contract since it's likely to be a lot cheaper than the alternative anyway, even if you sign up for 1 year and only use it for 3 months.

The big problem, which I have had before, is simply not being allowed to sign up, for want of residence and a bank account. It's hard to find out about this in advance: you find out when you attempt to sign up and they say No Can Do.

Of course I could sign up in the UK and use it in NL. Estimated cost about 2000€ per month. Is that the best option?

[Antman]

Clearwire has wifi service that's quite good in Belgium can't remember details but it's a yearly contract thing unfortunately

[expat]

The following was sent using this card while sitting in the Marriott in Chattanooga but quite often I just use the modem on this and it get charged at the same time.

Thanks (are you up early or late?), but I know that I could use my Swisscom data card anywhere (at a price), or use a phone as a GPRS modem. I do that all the time to get mail on the Palm.

But what I'm looking for is a high-volume domestic tariff. I'm talking about 2-3 hours Skype a night. It's tough to stay under 1Gb per month at that rate. This option seems to be 9.86€ for 30Mb then 1.90€/Mb. Thats about 1900€/month for my usage!

And it doesn't answer my other question: can you subscribe without a registered German address or bank account? That's rarely up front in the terms and conditions, so I'm looking for someone who has done it (or been told that they can't).

[darmstadt]

The following was sent using this card while sitting in the Marriott in Chattanooga but quite often I just use the modem on this and it get charged at the same time.

[expat]

The Vodafone solution in the other thread looks good for the UK (where I don't need it) and occasional use elsewhere. But I really need 1Gb/month. On the Vodafone Data Travel option that'd be £111/m + £2115 usage!

Does anyone know of a similar option for Europe? Country by country if necessary: Holland and Germany preferred.

Sting in the tail: in NL at least that I know about, if you don't have a registered address and a Dutch bank account, you can only get pay-as-you-go mobile service. That rules out even an ordinary subscription phone, never mind 1Gb data.

That's a security measure. It's for your own good.