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Category Archives: Travel Technology

TravelTravel Technology

T-Mobile Reps Don’t Know About Global Pass

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 30, 2018September 15, 2021 49 Comments
Cell phone

I have written before why I Suffer Through T-Mobile Service – their global coverage. However, those speeds are slow and their new Global Pass is reasonably priced and offers fast data. It’s a shame no one has told the...

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Travel Technology

I Just Divorced T-Mobile

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 26, 2018November 14, 2023 247 Comments
T-Mobile Verizon Switch

I warned about ending my relationship with T-Mobile a couple weeks ago, but now have followed through. Our differences were irreconcilable. Over the last month, I have traveled to Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Spain. While...

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Travel Technology

New Apple iPhone eSim Technology Perfect For Travelers

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 13, 2018November 14, 2023 31 Comments
Apple iPhone Dual Sim Travel

At yesterday’s Keynote, Apple unveiled a trio of new iPhones with many enhancements and added features over previous models. But one thing in particular caught my eye. The new iPhone XR, XS, and SX Max devices will feature dual...

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Singapore AirlinesTravel Technology

An Exciting New Way To WASTE Your Singapore Airlines Miles!

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 6, 2018November 14, 2023 3 Comments
Singapore Airlines KrisPay

As blockchain technology gains traction across the economy, one airline is providing a wonderful new way to waste your miles. Singapore Airlines now lets you convert KrisFlyer miles on a 1:1 basis into what it calls KrisPay, a digital wallet...

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Hot DealsTravel Technology

Amazon Prime Day: My Travel Picks

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments
close up of a pair of headphones

As Amazon Prime Day continues, I thought I’d outline some travel items that now accompany me on every trip. These Prime Day discounts end at midnight tonight. I’m trying to be more minimalist. I’ve got a garage full of...

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Hot DealsTravel Technology

T-Mobile Becomes Even More Valuable

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2018November 14, 2023 11 Comments
a pink lights on a road

T-Mobile is adding 55 countries to its international data plan while slightly raising the cost of international calls. Yesterday afternoon I received a text message from T-Mobile: Important msg from T-Mobile: We noticed you make calls while abroad. We’re...

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Star AllianceTravel TechnologyUnited Airlines

United App Now Lets You Check Star Alliance Flight Status

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 20, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
a group of people standing in front of an airplane

Already my favorite airline app, the United Airlines mobile app now allows you to check on the flight status of Star Alliance carriers beyond United and its codeshares. But the technology is still a work in progress. In terms...

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Travel TechnologyTurkish Airlines

Disappearing Act…How I Nearly Lost My iPhone X on a Recent Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2018November 14, 2023 11 Comments
a white earbuds next to a laptop

I mentioned in passing in my recent Turkish Airlines 777-300ER trip report that my phone flew out of my lap and into the bowels of the seat during our rough landing in Istanbul. Finding it turned out to be...

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Travel Technology

Google Flights Predicts Delays Before Airlines, Warns of Basic Economy

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
Google Flights New Tools

While I still miss ITA Matrix 1.0 as the most powerful airfare search tool I’ve ever used, Google is slowly making its flight search tool, Google Flights, better than ever. Google Flights will now update you on flight delays,...

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TravelTravel Technology

100 Countries, Only 11 Without T-Mobile Service!

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 3, 2017November 14, 2023 15 Comments
TMobile Worldwide Plan

T-Mobile is my go-to carrier since the day they came to America in 2001. As a frequent international traveler, T-Mobile has been nothing short of revolutionary in changing the way I use my mobile phone abroad. I’m in Europe...

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Travel AppsTravel Technology

Review: HelloGbye Travel App

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 4, 2017November 14, 2023 2 Comments
HelloGbye reviews

I’m always on the lookout for better ways to book flights and hotels and checked out HelloGbye over the last couple of weeks. Full disclosure, a long time ago I was asked to review this app and chose not...

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Travel Technology

Has Technology Made Your Airline Experience Worse?

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 15, 2017 9 Comments
Travel Technology

NY Times technology columnist Farhad Majoo argues that technology has failed to improve your airline experience. His thesis– Yet the airline industry has not just stubbornly resisted innovation to improve customer service — in many ways, technology has only...

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Travel TechnologyVideos

The Coolest YouTube Channel for Aviation Enthusiasts

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 30, 2017March 30, 2017 1 Comment
Cockpit Flight Video

The term Aviation Enthusiast sounds so geeky, but I certainly count myself as one. I’m the guy who will all of a sudden feel pangs of regret while sipping a cup of coffee in the morning because I recall I...

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NewsTravel Technology

"This aircraft tolerates emissions from electrical devices for all phases of flight"

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 21, 2013December 9, 2016 4 Comments

Coming soon to an airliner near you: cell phones, tablets, laptops…all the time. No phone calls just yet, but I suspect that is just around the corner too. This isn’t a done deal just yet, but after years of passengers...

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Continental AirlinesTravel TechnologyUnited Airlines

New Continental Airlines iPhone/iPad App

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 8, 2010November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment

Continental (or should I say United?) Airlines has released an iPhone/iPad app that incorporates the best features of CO’s mobile website into a single app with a snazzy interface. Key features of the app include: Flight booking including Reward...

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BoeingNewsTravel Technology

MIT Proposes Next Generation 737 – Increasing Fuel Efficiency by 70%

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 7, 2010November 14, 2023 5 Comments

Although the prototype design appears unconventional based on the way we currently envision commercial aircraft, MIT is serious: the technology exists to substantially decrease fuel consumption while not compensating performance. Take a look at their proposal, at left, for...

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NewsTravel TechnologyUnited Airlines

Airlines Work to Update Technology

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 6, 2010 Leave a Comment

…[I]f you’ve ever been stranded at an airport during a raging thunderstorm, chances are you will end up standing in a long line watching a gate agent typing furiously on an outdated computer. Isn’t that the truth? Here’s the...

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