I recommend using some caution in terms of carrying around all your electronics (e.g. I use NordVPN for my phone as well as my computer, which is helpful as some websites abroad idiotically block European IP addresses, so I need to pretend to be in the United States. I should caution that if you are on public WiFi, you should be using a VPN as it’s not 100% secure to be sharing sensitive information without encrypting your data.
#Places open with wifi how to
You can click for my guide on how to buy a local SIM card and get data for your smartphone here. If you’re traveling on urgent business where you might need to take video calls, I’d recommend looking into getting a local SIM card once you arrive in Europe.
I had issues with this when I was in Russia and if this is a reoccurring issue, you should get a local SIM card if you’re traveling for a longer period. In some cases, you might need to connect a phone number when signing in. You generally need to look for the password and/or accept the terms after connecting to the network. However, these WiFis should work for looking up necessary items and checking emails. I find most countries in Eastern and Western Europe to be good about Wi-Fi although many public Wi-Fis throttle your bandwidth speed to not allow people to watch Netflix. Austria surprised me in terms of how little public Wi-Fi I found in smaller cities as many traditional cafes weren’t keen on people being on their laptops. Some countries are far more Wi-Fi friendly than others. If you are looking for more in-depth travel advice about Belgium and the Netherlands, I created a guidebook on behalf of Moon Travel about Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bruges.
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