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\"roaming\"<\/a>According to a recent survey released by Vodafone\u00a067 per cent\u00a0of Australians don’t\u00a0understand roaming costs so won’t take their mobile phone overseas, or if they do, will keep their phones swtiched off to avoid excess charges (aka Bill Shock).<\/p>\n

Taking your mobile phone overseas can be risky…that is you run the real risk of running up bill…probably because you didn\u2019t really understand the call and data costs to begin with, like, almost 70 \u00a0percent of Australians, according to a new vodafone study.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes international mobile roaming can get confusing when it comes to working out what it will end up costing but if you\u2019re heading to New Zealand it\u2019s a bit more straightforward now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week I spoke with Stephen Smyth,\u00a0General Manager of Products at Vodafone Australia about the recent offering for NZ travellers. \u00a0Listen below.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Vodafone_NZ_Mobile_Roaming_Stephen_Smyth.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to a recent survey released by Vodafone\u00a067 per cent\u00a0of Australians don’t\u00a0understand roaming costs so won’t take their mobile phone overseas, or if they do, will keep their phones swtiched off to avoid excess charges (aka Bill Shock). 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