One of the first things you think about when traveling overseas is whether you can use your mobile phone like you do locally.
Obviously you want to keep in touch with friends, family and your business but you certainly don’t want to get hit with those nasty and extortionate fees from your cell provider.
So how do you go about managing data plans, calling abroad and locally, and keeping different phone numbers?
Claire Kerslake asks a great question in this week’s video on how to avoid those mobile and data charges when you’re going abroad and how to manage your mobile phone setup.
She’s heard stories of people coming home to Australia to find $20,000 in data charges while they were on holiday for just a week or two.
After lots of trial and error, I’ve figured out a system that works well for me and I tell you all about it in this video.
Plus I provide you with some alternatives for you too consider and some cool tools to try out.
In this video, you’ll learn:
- What feature of a smartphone you absolutely need to have when traveling abroad
- My personal method of managing my mobile phone wherever I am in the world
- How to keep your phone number from home no matter where you are
- Three of the best international SIM cards you can use
- Which SIM card offers data for any smartphone or tablet
- How you can text anyone in the world from your mobile phone
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Resources Mentioned:
- OneSimCard – International SIM card
- GoSim – International SIM card
- WorldSIM – International SIM card
- DOODAD – data-only travel SIM card (no longer available)
- WhatsApp – app that lets you send text messages and pictures to anyone in the world with Wi-Fi
- Skype Wi-Fi – Make calls with Skype and get online at over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide
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