What is the UK2Abroad Global SIM and how can I save money?
What is a UK2Abroad Global SIM card?
A UK2Abroad Global SIM is a special pay-as-you-go SIM that works in almost every country
worldwide, meaning it is great for travellers.
With a UK2Abroad Global SIM, you can keep your regular UK number yet make
massive savings on the cost of using your phone abroad
How does the UK2Abroad Global SIM work?
Cheap or Free Incoming Calls
Your UK2Abroad Global SIM comes with it's own UK mobile number. If people call
you on this then you don't pay anything to receive the call in many countries
worldwide.
For maximum convenience however you can divert your UK mobile to UK2Abroad. This
means that anyone who calls you on your UK number gets diverted via us onto your
UK2Abroad SIM
card. The person calling you pays their usual rate and you pay a very low cost
for us sending the call from the UK to your UK2Abroad SIM card.
Cheap International Calls
In addition to saving on incoming roaming calls, you make very low cost
international calls by dialing straight from the handset. No matter where you
are in the world. High quality calls with minimal hassle and
maximum savings.
Take two handsets
Many of our customers take two handsets with them when they travel abroad. This
means that you receive and make all your calls on your local SIM but still have
your UK phone on for texts and any data services (such as Blackberry email etc).
Receiving Calls - low cost, or even free
People still call you on your regular UK number, and they won't pay any more than
usual. They'll hear
a UK ringing tone too, so won't even know you're abroad.
You can even divert all your phones (home, office, mobile) through to your UK2Abroad
SIM, so you never miss an important call. The cost of the divert is often free
(as you are diverting to a standard UK landline, so included in bundled minutes)
Making Calls - great rates at all times
Making calls are at great rates too. Just dial direct from the Global SIM card or
use your phone book.
Buy the UK2Abroad Global SIM
* Your phone connection needs to support call diverting in order to use the Keep
Your Number™ feature. With the Global SIM card, you don't have to use
this feature, as the SIM is provided with an alternative UK mobile number also.
Using our alternative number, your incoming calls will be even cheaper - even free
incoming calls in many
destinations.
Why do I need UK2Abroad?
When you take your mobile phone abroad, your phone ‘roams’ onto a local mobile network in that country. This allows you to continue using your mobile almost as you would in the UK, but your network operator charges you extortionate rates to receive calls, send texts and pick up voicemails.
All in all, without UK2Abroad your call charges abroad could be as much as 10 times more than in the UK,
which is where UK2Abroad comes in to save you money.
What do I need in order to use UK2Abroad?
You just need an unlocked phone and if you want calls to be forwarded from your regular UK number through us, then you will need a phone package that supports call diverting (all UK pay-monthly contracts do).
To see if your phone is unlocked, try putting a SIM from another network into your phone. If it works, then you're good to go. If not, then you just need to unlock your phone - this is very easy and can often be done instantly online. Click here for more info on unlocking.
Your phone connection needs to support call diverting in order to use the
Keep Your Number™ feature. Most UK conrtacts support this. However, with our
Global SIM card, you don't have to use this feature, as the SIM is provided with
an alternative UK mobile number also. Using our alternative number, your
incoming calls will be even cheaper - even free incoming calls in many
destinations.
To see if your phone supports call diverting, try this test, which will
temporarily divert your mobile onto your landline:
- On your mobile, enter **21*your home phone number# into your phone and press "send"
or green button
- You should see "please wait" then "divert successful" on your screen
- Now try calling your mobile number (from your mobile phone or any other number).
Your home phone should ring
- To cancel press ##21# then "send" or green button