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Savvy soldiers tap into German mobiles in the UK...

Savvy military personnel based in Germany have long been enjoying the benefits of using local pay-as-you-go SIM cards in their mobile phones to avoid roaming charges, but have often come unstuck with the topping up process and maintaining their German mobile number at the end of a posting. Now a new solution from the company that introduced foreign PAYG SIMs to the UK, 0044 Ltd, means that you no longer need to endure the hassle of a PAYG solution with the introduction of German pay-monthly mobile contracts available in the UK.

0044.co.uk has introduced a new Pay-monthly contract plan to provide a solution that means it is possible to have a German contract phone and number all set up and managed from the UK. 0044 provide a German O2 SIM card on a new monthly contract which offers free incoming calls, call rates as low as 15 p/min, English voice mail, data facilities and means that you never have to 'top up' the phone at a store or risk the number expiring. The contracts are available on convenient 6 month deals and can be adopted by anyone using in their mobile to avoid roaming charges. Savings can be as much as 50% over using a UK SIM.

Angus MacLeod of 0044 commented, "Over the years we've managed to help thousands of people avoid roaming charges by providing simple and easy to use pay-as-you-go foreign SIMs. However, with a continuous number of personnel spending postings in Germany, there has been an increasing demand for a more permanent and convenient solution to using your mobile phone there. The new 0044 Pay-monthly service means military personnel can set up a contract in the UK for as little as £9.99 per month and be confident that they'll save a fortune compared to UK roaming charges whilst they use their mobile phone in Germany. Similar solutions are available for many other countries.

For further information contact 0044 Ltd

Notes to editors:

  • Recent EU roaming caps have helped reduce the cost to call when abroad but all UK networks still charge a standard cost to receive calls of up to 19 p/min when outside the UK.
  • Using a German SIM means adopting a German mobile number and this enables not only lower rate calls in Germany, but cheaper international calls to the UK. It also makes communicating locally more efficient with a German number.
  • Using a German SIM means that you receive all incoming calls and texts for free.
  • UK based friends and family can call a user on their German mobile for as little as 15 p/min.
  • 0044 contracts can be set up in the UK inside 5-7 days and are easily managed based on minimum contracts of only 6 month periods.
  • A foreign SIM card from 0044 can be used in any handset providing it is unlocked - further unlocking information is available at www.0044.co.uk
  • 0044 provide pay-as-you-go and pay-monthly solutions for 100+ destinations around the world.
  • Pay-monthly contracts and pay-as-you-go SIM cards ca be bought through the web site at 0044.co.uk or by calling +44 (0)1926 332153