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Re: [LUG] An Introduction

 

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#


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