portable wifi devices do they work in the cruise ports of South America

[abbyoro]

Just checking to see if anyone has used one of the portable wifi hot spots such as skyroam solis, to take on their South America Cruise?  Any feedback would be welcome.  Thanks

[ezrider74]

We just used one while cruising through the caribbean a couple weeks ago. The skyroam works great while you're in port, although may take a few minutes to register on the network. Once we left port it would keep connection for maybe half an hour max. I'd read that the cell signals can sometimes reach 20 or so miles off shore.

[anthonyy7]

We leave on Jan 25 for our SA cruise and have a skyroam solis so I'll report back.

[MandyGirl]

Planing to use our’s well from Royal Princess starting Feb 2

[anthonyy7]

We board our ship in Buenos Aires on Thursday but so far the solis works very well in Rio, Iguazu (all over both parks), and Buenos Aires.  I’ll let you know in regards to the rest of ports as I know them.  FYI, haven’t needed it much since free WiFi is plentiful and FAST at a lot of places.  If you don’t have WhatsApp, download it.  You can text and talk on phone as you do at home as long as you have WiFi.  Just have cellular data turned off.  

[anthonyy7]

Skyroam works well in Montevideo, Punta Arenas (only when ashore because ship anchors too far out), and Purto Montt (works fine even when anchored).  Nothing in Stanley and slow in Puerto Madryn and Ushuaia.