Expensive bills caused by data roaming have been in the news recently, after Scotland’s Health Secretary built up roaming bills of an eye watering £11,000. This highlights the need of a trusted company to look after your business mobile fleet.
At Signal we actively monitor your mobile account, and offer recommendations on what you can do before you go abroad, so that you don’t receive a shock like the Scottish Health Secretary!
Here are some great ways to keep your bill down when going abroad:
Know your network
EU Roaming is not included on most EE, Vodafone and 3 plans.
O2 on the other hand, still include Roam Like At Home for free, so you can use your monthly allowance in their Europe Zone. As an O2 Direct Partner, we can get you set up with stress free Europe Roaming today. If you travel for business, O2 is the network for you.
O2 on the other hand, still include Roam Like At Home for free, so you can use your monthly allowance in their Europe Zone. As an O2 Direct Partner, we can get you set up with stress free Europe Roaming today. If you travel for business, O2 is the network for you.
Bolt-Ons
When going abroad your mobile network provider will have a range of options to add on to your account before you go. These often give you a set usage allowance to use in another country for a fixed fee.
For example, the O2 network offer ‘Bolt-Ons’ for when you travel outside of Europe. Their Rest of the World 24-hour pass will give you 500MB of mobile data, 300 minutes and 300 texts in 97 key international destinations for just £7.50 a month.
For example, the O2 network offer ‘Bolt-Ons’ for when you travel outside of Europe. Their Rest of the World 24-hour pass will give you 500MB of mobile data, 300 minutes and 300 texts in 97 key international destinations for just £7.50 a month.
Spend Cap
You can add a spend cap onto your mobile phone plan, which will limit the amount of overspend on your bill. You can even choose to add a £0 spend cap which will make it impossible to have any overspend at all.
However, this will limit you from any data roaming, and calling premium numbers. We recommend a £10 spend cap as this is manageable. You can increase or decrease your spend cap at any time.
However, this will limit you from any data roaming, and calling premium numbers. We recommend a £10 spend cap as this is manageable. You can increase or decrease your spend cap at any time.
Use Wi-Fi
If you must connect to the internet when abroad, but don’t want any overspend, the obvious answer is to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Please note that public Wi-Fi hotspots can often be unsecure, which can unfortunately leave your device vulnerable. This must be done at your own risk.
Please note that public Wi-Fi hotspots can often be unsecure, which can unfortunately leave your device vulnerable. This must be done at your own risk.
Talk to us before you go - We'd love to help!
Do you need first-class expert advice on roaming before you go away? Be sure to get in touch with our friendly team, who can suggest the best options before you.
Call: 01642 713 667
Email: solutions@signaltelecom.co.uk
Call: 01642 713 667
Email: solutions@signaltelecom.co.uk