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dagr
2nd November 2005, 14:07
Well, today is definitely Telecoms day.

Travelling between the US, France and the UK, I have ended up with 2 mobiles phones: one for France and one for the USA. I am considering getting a third for the UK, but even this won't solve my main problem which is the horrendous international costs when I'm in the "wrong" country. For example, if someone calls my French mobile while I'm in the States, there's a knock at the door after a few minutes as the medical team arrive to remove a kidney so I can pay for the call.

What I need is a joined-up international roaming service that doesn't cost an internal organ, whether it be with 1, 2 or 3 phone accounts. Ideally, I'd have just one phone and some sort of routing system. Even a France-UK or European-wide solution would be good. Any ideas?

Thanks.

David.

fastfences
2nd November 2005, 16:30
Hi David,
I can't offer anything concrete; but as Vodafone is international, couldn't they come up with something for you? I do know they have a facility called Global Roaming (no, not global warming) which is supposed to work on the same number anywhere. Perhaps this is what you have at the moment so I'll stop right there!
Cheers, Nigel