taking mobile abroad

joolee_2

i am going to france next week and will be needing to phone my cousins mobile who lives in france for directions etc. is there a cheap way to do this or will it cost me limbs!!

grumbler

Just make sure that your phone is unlocked and buy local PAYG sim-card as soon as you get to France ...

ADC_3

calls cost £1 a minute to send or receive so use text. Probably 10p but maybe 20p a text. A couple of years ago I texted t'wife from the top of a mountain in Austria to where she was having a holiday in South Africa. 22p a go. Use those thumbs!

halil

also remember to turn off your voicemail, as any calls that go to ur voicemail are also charged.

missterryshopper

halil wrote:

also remember to turn off your voicemail, as any calls that go to ur voicemail are also charged.

Yes but there only charged at the Uk rate are they not?

BexTech

missterryshopper wrote:

Yes but there only charged at the Uk rate are they not?

The person calling your number will only be charged the usual cost of a call to your mobile no matter where you are or if the call goes to the voicemail.

Depending on how the divert to voicemail was set up, you the mobile phone owner will pay to receive calls that go to voicemail, and you will be double billed.

If a call is diverted to voicemail whilst roaming, you will be charged for an incoming call to the country you are roaming in and then to a call back to the UK voicemail system.

If you want to receive calls whilst abroad, it is always wise to ensure voicemail is definitely switched off.

andy88_2

if you are on payg, then £1/minute may be realistic, but otherwise if you intend to use the UK SIM sign up for the international option with vodafone, O2 or T-mobile. Calls then cost 60 to 70p/min, and incoming calls 20 to 30p/min for France

but a local sim would be better for calling French numbers; it depends whether you will make only a couple of calls prior to arrival, or more use after that...