{"id":3745,"date":"2014-05-12T20:54:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T10:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2014-05-12T20:54:10","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T10:54:10","slug":"staying-mobile-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/staying-mobile-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying mobile while overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SIM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3746\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SIM-150x129.jpg\" alt=\"SIM\" width=\"150\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a>Before you take your mobile phone on your next trip overseas here are a few things to consider.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re just making calls, you can quickly run up a large bill, especially if you are making or receiving calls from home&#8230;that\u2019s right you\u2019ll usually pay to receive calls too.<\/p>\n<p>Using mobile data in another country is a big no no&#8230;that is unless you like the idea of potentially adding thousands of dollars to your next bill. \u00a0Most phone now have data roaming switched off my default but it\u2019s best to check before you leave home and make the most of wi-fi where you can.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, consider buying a local pre-paid SIM card while overseas, \u00a0you can then enjoy the lower call and data costs while you travel&#8230;just make sure you put your local mobile SIM card somewhere safe for you return.<\/p>\n<p>Help: Switching off data on your <a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/ht4146\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Help: Switching off data on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketmeta.com\/turn-mobile-data-usage-android-3246\/\" target=\"_blank\">Android Phones<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you take your mobile phone on your next trip overseas here are a few things to consider. 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Using mobile data in another country is a big no<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/staying-mobile-overseas\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[825],"tags":[927,269,928],"class_list":["post-3745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-2","tag-anroid","tag-iphone","tag-mobile-data"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Staying mobile while overseas - Tech Daily with Andy Wells<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/staying-mobile-overseas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Staying mobile while overseas - Tech Daily with Andy Wells\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Before you take your mobile phone on your next trip overseas here are a few things to consider. 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