Just a few weeks until Christmas and with currency exchange rates at $1.60 against the Great British Pound it makes sense to travel West to start the Christmas shopping. However, beware – it can also cost you $1.60 per minute to make a call from the USA back to the UK if you’re roaming on a UK mobile network. Even more dangerous ...

If you’re heading off on holiday for the half-term Autumn break and don’t want an unexpected mobile roaming bill when you return here are some great tips to help save you money. Using your smartphone or tablet abroad incurs mobile ‘roaming’ charges, where calls and data are channelled through a local network operator and you pay ...

O2 shouted from the roof tops today that their ‘O2 Travel’ plan now allows customers on pay-monthly plans to make free calls across Europe just in time for the holiday season. While this is a generous gesture, particularly in the wake of the recent EU commission caps, it seems that many observers have forgotten to read the small ...

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 ...

Mobile phone users now use data services more than traditional calls and texts – and here’s why… VOIP is a method of making voice calls using data via the internet. It is commonly used by mainstream cellular networks to facilitate free ‘same network’ calling as part of your monthly bundles. By using a VoIP application downloaded ...

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 ...

Regular readers of Mobile News will know about their Mystery Caller feature. As it says on the tin they call the UK networks and try and obtain information about a particular product or service. So given the recent EU reductions in roaming charges they decided to call the networks to ask about their travel plans to Egypt. The re ...