Mobile roaming still taking the Mickey

by 0044 in Advice

Families planning that once in a lifetime trip to Disneyland USA can end up paying hundreds of pounds more when using their UK mobile to stay in touch with home as well as calling each other in the vast theme parks. What seems like a convenient ‘walkie-talkie’ system can actually turn out to be a horribly expensive mistake and leave many feeling goofy. Using your mobile phone in the USA incurs premium rate international roaming tariffs, but now a new website www.0044.co.uk provides a USA SIM, Global SIM or International SIM card as a simple solution.

Staying in touch by using your mobile in the USA can still cost a fortune. Not only are you charged premium rates of up to £1.50 p min to make a call you are also charged to receive calls. Now all of this extra expenditure can be avoided by using a new solution provided by mobile roaming specialists 0044 Ltd. By purchasing a US pay-as-you-go SIM card or a Global SIM or International SIM (the small removable chip inside your handset) on the website and using an unlocked tri-band handset, roaming charges can be avoided, calls made are at local rates and incoming calls and texts are a fraction of the cost.

Angus MacLeod, director of 0044 Ltd commented, “I needed to take my mobile to the USA 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 with a USA SIM card. It 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 International SIM and Global SIM card service is simple. We aim to offer a solution to holidaymakers and business travelers worldwide so that they can remain in control of their budgets yet stay safe and in touch at the same time”.