Going abroad with your mobile phones - how to save money

Travel a lot? If you go abroad and want to use your mobile phone you might have noticed how expensive it is.

A sim that really does save you money abroad

When you travel abroad, whether for your holidays or for work you like to keep in touch with people back home, so you know how your mum is and how the cat is and that no one is missing you too much at work. If you've got a partner who you're leaving at home you might well want to ring them every day.

Using a public phone in your hotel lobby or in the street isn't always easy and you might want to share a few private thoughts too.

You could use your mobile abroad - but that can be expensive.

There is a way round this though and phoning home can be a lot cheaper than the phone companies would have you think!

You can geta special sim card for going abroad - simply swapping your UK sim for a travel sim you'll save loads of money on your calls.

Benefits of using a special travel sim

* Convenience , use the same number every time you travel
* Receive calls for FREE in over 65 countries
* Save up to 85% on calls worldwide
* Coverage in over 115 countries
* Top up from anywhere at anytime - direct from your phone
* Delivered to your door including 5€ of calling credit to get you started

An average user on a two week holiday in Spain could easily save over £200 with SIM4travel.

SIM4travel is a pay as you go service for people travelling abroad on business or pleasure. By purchasing a travel SIM from SIM4travel, You can save up to 85% on calls in over 100 countries worldwide. Its free to receive calls in over 60 countries worldwide.

82.5% of the UK population own a phone and it’s estimated that more than 15m will take their phone abroad this year. That's a lot of money the UK phone companys make from you - that you needn't be spending.

The site has a special checker to find out how much you can save - it asks what phone company you're with, how much you use your phone and gives you a good indication of how much your phone calls could cost you - and how much this special travel sim can save you!

This is such a great idea - if your mum goes to Portugal a couple of times a year she could save hundreds of pounds on phonecalls by using a sim4travel. If your best friend goes on holiday you'll still be able to speak to them everyday knowing it won't be costing them a fortune!z

If you need to keep in touch when you're away - or you know someone who's run up huge bills whilst using their mobile abroad send them this page - urgently!

You don't have to worry about finding a shop which sells the right cards or tickets to top up your sim either - Adding credit
You can add credit onto your phone by dialling 088 and following the instructions or by going to www.sim4travel.com. Your credit will last for 3 months from your last incoming or outgoing call or text message.

You can also top up from another phone by dialing +44 207 107 9968 and following the instructions.

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