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On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 04:25:21PM +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > I read somewhere about getting a pre-pay SIM in the country you > visit, but I guess it might work out as cheap to get a data roaming > package if you're lucky. > EEC has recently cracked down on the amount mobile phone companies can charge for cross border http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/press/frontpage/090508_en.htm http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/222&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en http://ur1.ca/c0tz http://ur1.ca/c0u1 IMHO, it is cost effective to buy a local prepay SIM card in the following circumstances - You are expecting local phone calls - You don't want to receive phone calls from your UK phone - You are making enough calls to cover the cost of the SIM Finally in eg France you have to top up the card every 6 months eg http://www.sfr.fr/mobile/offres/special-pouvoir-d-achat?vue=00212g&sfrintid=hbolmob_offres_simonly_boltm# -- Henry Photocopies or faxes of my signature are not binding. This email has been signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000. Digital Key Signature: GPG RSA 0xFB447AA1 Sun Sep 20 18:19:17 BST 2009
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