Recent news that air passengers will soon be able to make and receive calls in-flight will no doubt please business travellers, but there may still be a sting in the tail due to the high international roaming charges that the networks will apply. However, a variety of Global SIM and Foreign SIM solutions provided by 0044 mean that passengers, eager to talk while aboard a plane, can avoid all international roaming charges.
Imagine flying across several countries or even continents and finding out that your call to the office or back home has racked up several premium roaming charges at the end of the call. And, what’s more, you’ll only discover the true cost of this in-flight innovation when you receive your mobile bill back home.
A similar situation occurs when you use your mobile on the ground when abroad, and you end up paying much higher call charges, sometimes as much as £2 p/min. 0044 currently provide customers who are looking for alternatives with a solution. By purchasing a Global SIM card, sometimes known as an International SIM or a foreign pay-as-you-go SIM card (the small removable chip inside your handset) on the website at www.0044.co.uk, you can reduce call charges by up to 70%, receive calls for free and be issued with a new mobile number before you travel. A Global SIM card also uses a UK number range so are very cost effective when being called by friends or family.
Angus Macleod 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. There are two alternatives really; the Global SIM card or a country specific SIM card, and both offer tremendous advantages to the traveler. It kept me in control of my call costs, saved me a considerable amount of money and has now become a thriving business. The advent of in-flight mobile services will no doubt please many travelers and hopefully our Global SIM card solutions mean that they can stay in touch wherever they are without being worried about returning home to a huge mobile phone bill”.