Owning or renting a home abroad is a dream that many are turning into reality, but the cost of staying in touch with friends and family back home can turn into a nightmare. Many ex-pats choose to use their mobile phone whilst out of the country and are subjected to extortionate international roaming charges. But now an alternative solution is available from www.0044.co.uk which means staying in touch no longer needs to cost a fortune.

By purchasing Global SIM card (the small removable chip inside your handset) on the website at www.0044.co.uk and having your handset unlocked, all roaming charges can be avoided, calls made are at local rates and incoming calls and texts are free. Mobile users are confused and often unaware of premium call charges of as much as £2.00 pmin to make and receive calls whilst abroad, resulting in millions of UK travellers receiving huge bills when they return, in some cases heftier then the cost of their trip abroad.

Carl Austin, director of 0044 Ltd commented, “I needed to take my mobile abroad even though it was costing me a fortune, but my UK network could not present me with a cheap solution so I found one for myself. The Global SIM card kept me in control of my call costs, saved me a considerable amount of money and has now become a thriving business. Like many of the best ideas in life, our service is simple. We aim to offer a solution for people who spend several weeks or months a year in countries where they have a second home. Our unique Global SIM solution helps them to keep in touch with friends and family in the UK, or their contacts within the ex-pat communities, but without the nasty shock of a huge mobile bill at the end of their time away”.