| If you are travelling overseas you should not use | | | | phone- If saving money is important whilst |
| your home mobile phone or cell phone. It will just | | | | travelling, do not use your home mobile phone. If |
| cost you too much money. Roaming charges can | | | | you use your home mobile phone whilst overseas, |
| cost you a fortune. The purpose of this article is | | | | not only do you pay a fortune to make calls, but |
| to give you some tips to save you a fortune. If | | | | you will also have to pay every time you receive |
| you utilise these tips whilst travelling, you can | | | | a call. |
| easily save a fortune whilst conveniently staying in | | | | - Utilise text or SMS messages- Sometimes you |
| touch with people back home. Here are the tips | | | | actually need to rationalise whether a call is |
| you should follow: | | | | needed or not. If you want get in contact with |
| - Get a Roaming SIM Card- One of these mobile | | | | people, and your message is short, consider the |
| phone SIM cards is essential if you are a regular | | | | use of an SMS or text message instead of |
| traveller and being in contact is important. You can | | | | making a phone call |
| keep in touch, on one number, at a fraction of | | | | - Use a landline- If you are making an outgoing call |
| the cost of using your home mobile phone. If | | | | and are in a country with good fixed |
| being immediately in contact may be important, | | | | telecommunications infrastructure, buy an |
| this is the best option for you. | | | | international phone card and use a landline. This will |
| - Go to an Internet Cafe or Use Wi-Fi- Skype, or | | | | definitely save you money. |
| other VoIP providers, can make it cheap and | | | | You don't have to get stuck with exorbitant |
| easy to keep in touch with friends, family and | | | | roaming charges. Follow the tips I have mentioned |
| colleagues. To utilise VoIP, you will either need an | | | | above and you can keep in touch with people |
| internet cafe or a Smart Phone with inbuilt Wi-Fi. | | | | back home whilst not ruining the bank balance. |
| - Don't use your home mobile phone or cell | | | | |