The Football Association has a strong team on the ground in Brazil in support of the England team’s efforts at the World Cup finals. Until recently they faced the penalty of high costs for mobile phone and data use due to the excessive roaming charges that are applied in Brazil by UK networks. However, by sourcing a local Brazil ...

The risk of being caught out in the mobile roaming trap is greater than ever with thousands of excited England supporters heading to Brazil this summer. Mobile networks in the UK may have reduced mobile roaming charges in Europe but if you’re not careful you’ll pay up to £1.40p/min to make a phone call from your mobile and a sim ...

When you receive a bill that’s abnormally high the term often used is ‘bill shock’. The most common cause is when you have lost or had your phone stolen and whoever finds or stole it runs up the bill at your expense. But are UK network providers prepared to excuse these unplanned charges? Tom usually spends around £50 a month wi ...

A paper published by the UK Government examining the impact of a Yes vote in next year’s independence referendum warned that mobile phone companies could introduce roaming charges when people cross over the border. It also warns that those living close to the border could inadvertently incur these charges if their phones connect ...

IT Execs fear that mobile data costs will rise! Research among 477 IT executives worldwide found that IT departments are concerned about rising mobility costs and demanding challenges as a result of bring your own device (BYOD) strategies. The majority of respondents (57%) thought their mobile data roaming costs would rise in 20 ...

US network AT&T’s international roaming program is the first to automatically connect customers to Wi-Fi hotspots via SIM authentication and we expect UK networks to follow suit soon. Connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots via SIM authentication sets the stage for future business models based on Hotspot 2.0, Passpoint and Next Generat ...

Over the past few months we’ve been busy beavering away to bring you www.dataroam.co.uk – the UK’s only mobile data roaming specialist website. Born out of the frustration millions of users experience when roaming and trying to access mobile data abroad. We decided to create a website that was simple to navigate, offered an equa ...