Iceland Mobile Internet - 4 Solutions to stay connected on holiday

Iceland Mobile Internet - 4 Solutions to stay connected on holiday

At a time when travellers need to be connected to the Internet, pocket wifi seems to be the ideal mobile solution for many travellers. What about Iceland? Iceland Mobile Internet: discover below the different options to stay connected during your travels.

Iceland Mobile Internet: What is the Ideal Solution?

Before comparing the different connectivity solutions in Iceland, let's explain what a pocket Wifi is. The pocket wifi can also be called wifi hotspot, wireless router, mini router or portable wifi. The mini router is not yet well known in Europe, but more and more consumers are starting to use it to connect to the Internet when travelling abroad, especially in Iceland.

The objective of My-Webspot is simple: to allow travellers to stay connected at all times, wherever they are, with an unlimited plan and optimal quality throughput using the best possible coverage.

Internet in Iceland: 4 Solutions to stay connected at all times

Mobile Wifi rental

Renting the wireless router for Iceland provides access to a very high quality connection. With 4G LTE, the download speed is higher than 100Mb per second.

Thanks to this mini router, you can share your connection with more than 10 devices with the wifi option. Computers, tablets, smartphones or game consoles, you can connect everything simultaneously.

As its name suggests, this wifi box is very small. It allows you to keep your internet access in your pocket, wherever you go, without it representing the slightest discomfort during your activities.

In Iceland, large cities such as Reykjavik, Kopavogur, Hafnarfjorour, Akureyri, Reykjanesbaer or Gardabaer are covered by 4G. However, if you go to a white area and no connection is available, such as during a stay in the countryside, on the road, in a campsite or at sea, this wireless router will allow you an unlimited connection to the Internet.

Renting a portable wifi with My-Webspot for Iceland is an excellent solution. From €6.40 per day, you get an unlimited plan and a very high quality 4G connection.

Free Wifi in Iceland

Free wifi is a solution to stay connected to the Internet. It is often adopted by backpackers when traveling and searching for wifi in Europe. However, in Iceland, this solution is not as successful. The sites with a free wifi terminal are generally all in Reykjavik. And more precisely in public places run by private entities such as bars, cafés, restaurants or hotels. It should also be noted that the connection is often very slow. So you may have trouble starting conversations on Skype or sharing files or photos on social networks. As far as Reykjavik is concerned, you can consult the following website:

http://www.wificafespots.com/wifi/city/IS--Reykjavik, in order to identify the small number of places where free wifi is available, these places, which are only private, will require a minimum purchase to give you the code allowing you to access the Internet in exchange.

The last negative point of free wifi is that the connection is not secure (unlike pocket wifi) and therefore, the potential risk of a hacker connecting to your computer is very common http://www.lexpress.fr/tendances/produit-high-tech/wifi-public-mefiez-vous-des-risques-de-hacking_1694880.html

Prepaid SIM cards in Iceland

Prepaid SIM card providers in Iceland generally request a local bank account. Similarly, a local address may be requested in order to obtain a SIM card with an Internet package. Viking Wireless, Og Vodafone and Siminn are the 3 main Icelandic suppliers. They all offer a "special travel package" including a local or international calling package including Internet access. Unfortunately the Internet offered is often only 3G and of poor quality: you will then encounter the same problems as with free wifi, the main problem you will encounter with the prepaid SIM card in Iceland is that you will not be able to be reached on your usual phone number.

Data abroad in Iceland

More commonly known as "Data Roaming", this connection consists of using your own package by activating "Data Abroad" to connect to the Internet during your trip to Iceland. By activating this data, you will be charged a much higher fee than in your country of residence when using the Internet or other applications requiring a network connection.

This solution is the riskiest: many consumers who have used it on their previous trips have paid the price. http://www.20minutes.fr/insolite/1657615-20150725-anglaise-recoit-facture-30000-euros-return phone calls and holidays

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We advise you not to choose this solution in order to avoid any risk of paying an incredibly high bill when you return.

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