For under $20, I picked up a 5 GB pre-paid data Vodafone Iceland mini-SIM for my iPad
Had to go to the local mall to get it since the airport duty-free store didn’t carry ‘em, but no biggie since everyone traveling to a different country for the first time should go to the mall and hang.
During the Verne Global press adventure, we went into the mountains on the second evening of the trip and off-road out of sight of civilization — but I was still able to get 2-3 bars of 3G signal!
Similarly, when we drove up above the capital and around the mountains on the last day to visit the geothermal and hydroelectric plants, I had no problem checking on things from my bus seat as we were zooming along at who-knows how many miles per hour.