Comments on: Skyroam Solis Review – How We Get Unlimited WiFi Anywhere We Travel

By: Charles Kosman

Charles Kosman — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 22:20:36 +0000

That’s an interesting scenario Ben and of course something people need to consider. The benefit of these is the group together dynamic and the ease of use of multiple devices at once.

Sounding like a luddite myself, I would imagine the need to be continually connected for the odd time you aren’t all together is not a big deal vs having to each track down a SIM in your unlocked phones, choose a plan, create hotspots so you can use your laptop or tablet, deal with hotspotting draining your phone battery as your kids try to surf the web with their devices, etc. Conversely, the cost of just keeping your phone connected to your home plan is often astronomical the longer you’re out of your country and again you face the hotspot issue.

Bottom line, there’s always a trade off one way or another. The important part is to find the best solution for your particular problem. It might be a Wifi hotspot, virtual sim, satellite phone or who knows. Always good to have options though. Thanks for commenting.

By: Ben Munro

Ben Munro — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:33:13 +0000

At risk of sounding like a luddite, what happens if two of you are traveling, and only one has the puck. How do you contact each other if you’re not both in hotspot range?
I can picture a scenario where one kid gets tired of the museum or whatever and so Wifey takes him back to the campervan. I stay with the other kid in the museum. If we only have one puck, how does it help us contact each other?
Thanks very much.
Ben

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 04 May 2023 16:09:58 +0000

I have been using the Skyroam Solis for several years now and absolutely love it. I just returned from Norway and found out the hard way that this device is out of date and travelers will most likely need to get the new Solis Lite or the even newer 5G option (coming out on June 1, 2023). The Skyroam Solis operates on a 3G network (Solis Lite is on a 4G network). The Solis website talks about how a customer can use their devices in all these countries, but it fails to let everyone know that 3G is being eliminated in most countries (especially Europe). The Skyroam Solis does NOT work in places without 3G. When I reached out to Solis customer service, they let me know that they have a list of countries that will not support 3G (i.e. a list of countries where Skyroam does not work…and Norway was on that list). Solis does not share that on their website. I still think that it is a great company and I will be purchasing the Solis Lite for all future travel. Just hoping to alert other travelers so that they don’t end up like us: in a foreign country with a hotspot and purchased data package and unable to use the hotspot or data package. FYI…some countries that have pretty much wiped out 3G coverage (which means the Skyroam won’t work) include: Norway, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, and Hungary. Hope this info helps!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:04:43 +0000

My daughter has to take an online final exam while we are in Italy. She will n d to do this with an exam proctoring company where she has to be on camera. I’m not sure how much data/gb this would use for a 2 hr exam, would this be reliable for this scenario?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:09:55 +0000

Hi! I see it’s been asked a couple times, but asking one more. Curious how it worked in Baja. My parents live down there part time and I need some better WiFi for remote work/zoom calls. I’ve had my solis all over SE Asia and Japan and it was amazing, but want to know how well it can do in Baja before getting the month pass.
Thanks!!

By: Tam

Tam — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:01:36 +0000

Thanks so much for the article. I will definitely look into getting the Skyroam for my next trip.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 20 May 2021 02:40:39 +0000

In reply to Melissa. It did not work very well in the Baja in 2019. Couldn’t get on most of the time. Very disappointing!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:40:14 +0000

I’d be interested to hear how SkyRoam performed for you in your travels through Mexico. I am a fellow Canadian snowbird. Thanks so much. Happy Travels when it’s safe to.

By: Lucas Brown

Lucas Brown — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 05:36:32 +0000

The Skyroam is one of the best devices for anyone who is on a constant go. The mediatek chipset at its core takes care of the uninterrupted performance at all times while the orange casing is super attractive and eye catching.

By: bob bear

bob bear — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 01:17:46 +0000

In reply to Pat. GlocalMe is basically the same plus it take a local sim if you want