What is the best way to get internet overseas?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:06:47 -0400

I’m getting ready to deploy overseas. For anyone who has been deployed recently, or is now, what is the best way to get internet and cell service over there? Someone recently came back and said guys were paying $300 a month for internet but there’s gotta be a better way right?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 10 at 2019 5:15 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:15:22 -0400

It all depends on where you go. Certain deployed areas will have one....maybe two......businesses that provide internet. And those would be your only options. Same with cell service. But, depending on where you are going, call your cell provider and see if your phone will work there.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made May 10 at 2019 5:18 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:18:19 -0400

Overseas is pretty a pretty broad description.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made May 10 at 2019 5:32 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:32:54 -0400

This is not a secure site. In your quest for info Be careful not to tie too many things together, unless of course your unit and it’s proposed locations are known by the general public. Thank you for your service.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 10 at 2019 5:49 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:49:50 -0400

Generally, you can buy a SIM card for your phone for the country you are in for pretty cheap once you are over there. If you need a SIM card phone those are also usually cheaply available.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 11 at 2019 2:57 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 11 May 2019 02:57:10 -0400

Typically T-Mobile and Sprint have decent international plans that aren't too expensive and work in a lot of locations overseas regardless of where you go, whether deploying or just traveling. Calling usually costs around 25 cents a minute, but you can always use WhatsApp, Skype, FaceTime, etc. for free with either WiFi or data.
As for internet, some places might have free WiFi, but usually there are internet services you can pay for each month, or you can buy a portable WiFi puck that requires a SIM card or app that is sometimes cheaper.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 11 at 2019 10:00 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 11 May 2019 22:00:50 -0400

From my past experience if you really are going overseas to the desert I have had some decent priced internet and some not reliable internet I had to share with a bunch of other people because there were not a lot of routers to go around camp for everyone. It as all about supply and demand. When you go over there you will see everything is more expensive there because they know you get paid a little more and will pay almost anything for the creature comforts you are used to. That $300 might of been satellite internet they sometimes have. Without getting into details you will only know how it will be until you get there or ask someone through secure channels who is there now.

If you are talking some place like Korea they have pretty fast internet and is more reliable than other countries you would deploy to.