Many mobile providers
offer roaming plans, but they don't offer the best value.
Not exact matches
The company launched a similar
plan in the United States last November, attracting one million users with an
offer of
roaming for just $ 5 per day.
iPlum
offers you a domestic US number that you can use to make and receive calls anywhere in the world at a fraction of the price you'd pay for international
roaming plans on your regular phone.
The Telecom regulator has lowered mobile phone
roaming charges by up to 30 % from next month and allowed operators to float conditional free
roaming plans,
offering relief to subscribers as well as some companies that were opposing removal of all charges.
These also match the first set of extras on
offer of those earlier price
plans with one exception, they all have a daily 25 MB data
roaming allowance for travelling within Europe.
One of the biggest carriers in the United Arab Emirates, Etisalat today confirmed that its BlackBerry
plan offers Unlimited Data Services in 120 countries around the world while
roaming without any additional charges regardless of usage in these markets.
One company, called Revol
offers prepaid cell phone
plans that come with unlimited minutes, both locally and nationwide and includes unlimited text messaging with no
roaming charges and no activation fees starting at $ 35 a month.
Be sure to check with your cell phone carrier to see if they
offer an international
plan or you will be subject to
roaming charges.
Many carriers
offer special
roaming packages that you can add to your current
plan.
A few other carriers
offer similar deals, but these
roaming plans generally throttle your data down to 3G speeds.
One is the AT&T Passport International
roaming plan, which will work in over 200 countries and
offer unlimited texts.
There's also an Unlimited Prepaid
plan for $ 80 per month, which
offers the same limitations as Go Unlimited but adds
roaming in Canada and Mexico.
T - Mobile also has all the Uncarrier
offerings, which include free music streaming (depending on the app), international texting and 2G data
roaming with no fees, full service in Mexico and Canada (also with no
roaming fees), data rollover, device installment
plans and even an early upgrade program (JUMP).