With more and more travellers using a Global SIM, International SIM or foreign SIM card to avoid mobile roaming charges there is a growing need for consumers to be able to unlock their handsets. A new unlocking partnership, introduced by mobile roaming specialists 0044.co.uk and ThePhoneUnlockers.com, means that users can now easily unlock their mobile handsets without having to visit a mobile phone retailer or being subjected to endless discussions with their UK network.

Staying in touch by using your mobile can still cost a fortune using a UK network SIM. Not only are you charged a small premium to make calls you still pay to receive calls within Europe despite drops enforced by the EU commission over that last few years. Now all of this extra expenditure can be avoided by using a new solution provided by mobile roaming specialists 0044. By purchasing the new 0044 International SIM with a dual US/UK number on the website and using an unlocked handset, roaming charges can be avoided, calls made are at lower rates, texts are only 11p each and incoming calls and texts are free. Users can also unlock their handsets to use an International SIM at competitive rates through the new partnership with ThePhoneUnlockers.com via the 0044.co.uk website.

Carl Austin, director of 0044 Ltd commented, “We are keen to empower consumers to make their own decisions and significant savings by using an unlocked handset and one of our new International SIM cards. It should mean that any user with one of our International SIM cards will not only match or better the rates that the UK networks adhere to; they can also receive calls for free and sent texts at much lower rates with our International SIM card.