Out-of-country travel tip: data-roaming charges

This New York Times article offers some tips on how to combat those ridiculously high data-roaming charges when you travel outside of the U.S. Last time I was outside the country I just turned off the data-roaming and depended on running into Wi-Fi hotspots on occasion, but there are other options for those who aren't willing to depend on the flying fickle finger of fate (yep, I'm old, and you are too if you remember where that phrase came from).