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FA won – roaming costs nil
The Football Association has a strong team on the ground in South Africa in support of the England player’s efforts at the World Cup finals. Until recently they faced the risk of high costs for mobile phone and data use due to the excessive roaming charges that are applied in South Africa. The main UK mobile networks may have reduced roaming charges in Europe but users can pay up to £1.40p/min to make a call and over £1.00p/min to receive a call when roaming at the South Africa World Cup finals. However, by sourcing a local solution from 0044 Ltd, the UK’s leading roaming solutions provider, the FA can now avoid the roaming rip-off with a South African SIM card and a Global SIM card that provides free incoming calls and calls back to the UK, from as little as 32p/min – saving as much as 80% of call costs.
With local and international calls being made and received, plus texts and data downloads or web surfing by those involved directly or indirectly with the tournament, the big UK networks are set to make a fortune out of the roaming charges they apply to calls made in South Africa. Adopting a local South Africa SIM card or a Global SIM card for the trip makes a lot of sense for The FA and other businesses given the roaming penalties that can be experienced. 0044 has introduced new SIM card solutions via a dedicated web site at www.southafricasim.co.uk to avoid falling foul of these hidden charges. The new SIM cards can help business travellers stay safe and in touch and make great savings during their visit. The 0044 SIM cards tackle the problem by reducing the cost of a call to only 32p/min and all calls can be received for free. With a South African SIM card users can opt for a pay-as-you-go or account based deal and even access the internet via their handset or a USB based solution. The FA has selected 0044.co.uk to provide their SIM and USB requirements for the World Cup and is set to benefit from huge savings in the process.
Angus MacLeod of 0044 Ltd commented, “Over the years we’ve managed to help thousands of people avoid roaming charges by providing a simple and easy to use Global SIM card solutions for travellers. However, with big sporting events like the World Cup in South Africa it means that there will be many businesses and organisations planning to make a specific trip and undoubtedly they’ll want to take their mobile to stay in touch whilst away. We’re proud to partner The Football Association for The World Cup finals and wish them and the team every success in the tournament. The South Africa SIM card and Global SIM card that we can provide will not only ensure they stay safe but that they can use their mobiles when abroad without paying a huge penalty.