A new service from Roam4free aims to remove this uncertainty & put you back in control of your bill. Last week Roam4free launched its prepaid mobile phone service that lets you receive calls & text messages abroad with no roaming charges in 65 countries (the service works in 115 countries worldwide). Savings can be as much as 90% of a typical mobile bill with roaming calls. For example, in Australia it's free to receive calls & text messages, calls to most destinations cost 43 cents per minute and text messages cost 35 cents.
Roam4Free works with a SIM card that you buy from the company for €20. Either put this in a second mobile phone or swap out the SIM card in your main phone. The card comes with €5 calling credit and can be topped up at the Roam4Free website. The SIM card comes with a new mobile phone number for the Roam4Free service. At the moment this is an Estonian phone number but UK numbers will be available soon on a premium service.
If you're planning to put the Roam4free SIM card into your existing handset you need to ensure your handset isn't locked to your current network. If it needs unlocking Roam4free can do this for most handsets via their website.
To make a call you dial the number as normal, it then disconnects and Roam4free calls you back with a connection to the number you're calling. This is much simpler than it sounds and allows Roam4free to offer its low call charges.
A great service for anyone who's planning to spend more than a couple of days overseas.
