We have been told by the media, Ofcom, and from phone networks themselves that prices for international roaming call charges will drop. Will there be a real change in the future or is it more of the same old story?
The way the economy is now, the financial directors of companies big and small are scrambling to find ways to cut costs on a business mobile and international calling.
As businesses and consumers, we’re often in the dark when we’re left to use our business mobile phones overseas. How much is this going to cost us? Is it possible to utilize one’s phone time overseas? What are other methods to reduce costs?
Let’s have a look on good deals on the market.
It is possible for Oranges business customers to use the minute bundle and call UK and 28 countries, and services which are similar to this are available with 02 and T-mobile. The Business World Traveler plan from Orange gives you discounts of up to 50% on standard voice roaming prices and as much as 25% off roaming data.
Vodafone’s Passport is very similar. You can also take advantage of reduced call charges when you call from another country. Shell out a 75p connection charge for each call made abroad, then you can talk at your usual UK rate. Dial 5555 from your Vodafone handset to talk to Vodafone about receiving the service.
o2 have what’s called ‘International Traveller Service’ which allows customers to call from Europe to the UK for £0.30p per minute. However, if you are calling from other parts of the world then the charges can vary from between £0.81p to £1.20 per minute.
T-mobile also have competitive roaming offers. T-mobile charge between £0.38p and £0.55p per minute to call the UK from Europe. Receiving calls with T-mobile have recently fallen meaning the cost is between £0.13p to £0.20p for Europe.
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If you are regularly visiting a country and using your business mobile phone to call the UK, one option is to buy a local SIM card. Local numbers would be provided for you whenever you are visiting in all the different countries. In some countries this will not be viable as you need to be a registered resident.
Other options include purchasing international PAYG/Prepaid SIM cards in the UK which offer roaming savings, in some cases up to a 50% to 60% reduction in call charges.
The mobile phone networks are battling for our business, and competition is growing especially fierce in the international roaming market. I am positive that roaming call prices around the world will keep getting more and more competitive. With the networks competing with one another for business this will drive the prices down further.
Finally, whilst the networks are bombarded with bad press for over charging on roaming I believe they are reacting in a positive way that will benefit business mobile users in the UK.
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