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Travelling

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 09:26:42 GMT

Hi, I am travelling to southeast asia for 2 months and just want to know whether I can use my phone there.. obv I will turn off roaming and only use Internet in WiFi areas but what if I want to send a text? Will the charges be extra, or will I just get a text like you do when you travel in Europe stating the charges? Basically do I need to do anything special in order to use my phone in this part of the world.

Re: Travelling

Cleoriff — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 09:46:05 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

Have a look at these rates here....you need to scroll down to Zone 4 or 5 to find the country you are travelling to http://www.o2.co.uk/international/travel/standard-charges

One of our colleagues travels to Thailand frequently. He uses Skype and Messenger over Wifi to keep in touch with family and friends and also uses http://www.o2.co.uk/apps/world-chat the World Chat app

Another option is to get your phone unlocked and use a local sim

Re: Travelling

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 09:50:09 GMT

Thank you 😊 that's perfect. Will probably just send the odd text to let parents know I'm ok if I can't get a WiFi zone otherwise won't really use it. 40p a text is reasonable enough 👍