EU text rates to drop but roaming still applies

by 0044 in Advice, Data Roaming
The EU commission has succeeded in capping UK network mobile roaming charges for mobile phone users across Europe, and has now introduced plans to cap the text rates in the summer of 2009. However, the caps still mean that a UK user in Europe continues to pay to receive all calls and will be charged around three times the price ...

Spanish Landline Advice

by 0044 in Advice
Looking to make Cheap Calls to the UK and around the world from Spain? We’ve got the solution! Find out more. Due to the number of questions that we get regarding landline services in Spain we have written the following guide on how to get connected and stay in-touch. Like BT, Telefonica once monopolised the Spanish market. Howe ...

Mobile roaming still taking the Mickey

by 0044 in Advice
Families planning that once in a lifetime trip to Disneyland USA can end up paying hundreds of pounds more when using their UK mobile to stay in touch with home as well as calling each other in the vast theme parks. What seems like a convenient ‘walkie-talkie’ system can actually turn out to be a horribly expensive mistake and l ...

Save pounds and beat the Euro rate slide

by 0044 in Advice, Europe Roaming
Owning or renting a home in Europe is a dream that many are turning into reality, but the cost of a short stay in Europe seems to be getting more and more expensive these days. Many travelers also choose to use their mobile phone whilst out of the country and are subjected to roaming charges, but now a unique solution is availab ...

Stay on-line when you’re off travelling

by 0044 in Advice, Global SIM Card
In a recent survey studying time spent on-line, the French and the Brits were neck and neck with around 28% of their leisure time being spent in front of the computer screen. The recent study was conducted by global market information group TNS, which asked 27,522 people aged between 18 and 65 to answer questions about their web ...

Business calls can boost your profits

by 0044 in Advice, Mobile Roaming
Business travelers are more aware than anyone of the cost of using their mobile phones abroad. What is an essential communication tool in the UK becomes an expensive luxury whilst abroad. Being charged to receive calls, inflated calling costs and per minute billing means international roaming can have a serious impact on the bot ...

50p per text – the cost of kids on holiday

by 0044 in Advice
If you plan to travel abroad with teenage kids you could be in for a surprise when it comes to adding up the cost of your family break in the sun or on the slopes. Home-sick kids who text and even call friends back in the UK can rack up huge mobile phone bills as a result of the networks charging premium roaming rates while abro ...
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