To give you an idea of cost... less than 3 mins in the UK whilst roaming cost $25 (run as a test for work). Best bet is either, as others have suggested, get a local SIM in the country you are traveling to or talk to your mobile provider before you go to see what other options there might be.
Cheers Duncan On 23 June 2010 22:02, Shay Telfer <shaywa...@earthyself.com> wrote: > > I highly recommend turning Data Roaming off to avoid the annoying $400 > data bill. > > I just turned it on when I found myself needing to use Maps or look up > timetables etc. then turned it straight off again. > > If you're going to be over there for a while it may be worth sourcing a > local data provider's SIM. > > Have fun, > Shay > > On 23/06/2010 5:24 PM, Rod Blitvich wrote: >> Dear WAMUGers >> Please can you help? >> I have applied to Telstra have International Roaming switched on. >> I can see that the call rates are maybe 3 or 4 times higher. >> What about data? >> Is data just data - doesn't matter where you are? I have a $10 data pack >> which i NEVER get close to using up. >> Will it be the same in Malaysia? Or will that be 4 times as expensive? >> Or will data not work at all? >> ta >> Blitto >> >> ***** >> **Rod Blitvich* - Amy & Sam’s Dad >> *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* >> * *0409 681 256 >> _rb...@iinet.net.au <x-msg://181/rb...@iinet.net.au>_ >> http://web.me.com/blitto <http://web.mac.com/blitto> >> >> ***I don't have a big ego, I'm way too cool for that.* ** >> ** ** >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
