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If you have been in business for any length of time and you have had to travel abroad for your company, then you are certainly aware of just how expensive it can be. You might be able to book your airfare and your hotel at a great rate, and you can probably find rental cars for a few dollars a day, but your phone bill that is draining your company’s money.

Until recently, there wasn’t a whole lot that you would be able to do to lower these costs. The service carriers could charge exorbitant amounts because there was really no competition.

The good news is that those days are over. You don’t have to worry about spending more on your phone bill than your hotel and car rental anymore! You can simply use one of the world phones that reduce the cost of those roaming charges. The amount of money that you will be able to save is going to astonish you, and you might be surprised when you calculate just how much money you threw away over the years on roaming charges.

The great thing about the phones and plans that you can get through Roam4Less is that they work in more than 200 countries around the world. This means that no matter where your business travel takes you, roaming charges will stop being a wasteful expenditure.

Every business knows that saving money and not wasting it is part of the key to success and longevity. Now you can make that a reality in your own company. If you are one of the travel managers at your business, you will find that the executives will be quite pleased at the amount of money you will save the company when you start using these plans.

Everyone likes to travel, whether it is for business or a pleasure trip through Europe or across the United States. Of course, you need your phone with you when you travel – you need to be in contact with people you need to meet as well as people back home. The big problem with using your phone when you are traveling is the ridiculous roaming charges that can rob you blind. Use your phone too much and you’ll wind up spending more on your phone bill than on the entire trip!

Roaming charges are applied whenever you use your phone outside of your provider’s calling area, and if you aren’t careful, you are going to spend well into the thousands on a simple phone bill. That’s the last thing that you want to deal with when you come home from a trip.

Why are the roaming charges so high? Well, there are two reasons for this. First, your home carrier is going to charge you for roaming, and so is whatever local carrier you need to use. If you are from the United States and you travel to Europe, you get charged by two carriers for the same phone call! The second reason is that these carriers don’t see any reason to lower the rates. Everyone who travels has to roam, and these companies want your money.

So, how do you avoid these roaming charges? You could tuck your mobile phone away and never use it. Or you could use an unlocked mobile phone with a SIM card that will allow you to reduce the money that you will be paying for those roaming charges by a significant amount. You can purchase a SIM card for your phone, or you can get a phone that already has the SIM card installed. This is the best and smartest way for you to save money and still use your phone.

If you travel for business or just because you like to visit different places around the globe, you know that making a simple phone call from another country can drastically increase your phone bill. You don’t want to have to pay insane roaming charges every time you want to talk to someone, so you can appreciate what Roam4Less is doing.

The company partners with all around the world in order to give you lower rates on all your calls. You can get phone service in more than 200 countries all across the globe, which means that you can call from just about anywhere. Best of all, the service is high quality because the company only uses Tier 1 providers.

You will need an unlocked GSM phone, and then you can just order a SIM card that will give you the access you need. If you live in an area where they don’t have unlocked phones, you can simply order a phone through the company. You can choose from many popular models, and it is easy to recharge the minutes on the phone or to set up auto recharging.

Roam4Less is different from most companies because you don’t have to deal with contracts, monthly fees, and hidden costs. The plans are easy to understand and the phones are easy to use. It is the best of all worlds.

If you are a globetrotting salesperson or plan to backpack through Europe on your vacation, there is no better way to stay in contact with the rest of the world. With access to more than 200 different countries, you will be able to travel in confidence, and you won’t have to worry about coming home to a phone bill that costs more than your mortgage!

You probably already know that a world phone will be able to net you substantial savings whenever you travel. You don’t have to be subject to the high fees charged by carriers who want to drain your savings account just so that you can make a few phone calls when you are on your business trip. However, you should consider the advantages that having a phone with your home area code can bring.

Why would you need a phone that has a home area code when you can call around the world at reduced prices? Well, the answer is simple. In most cases, the people that you talk to the most are ones who are in your own country, and they are often within your own state or province. Having a home area code that matches where you live simply makes things easier for people who need to call you.

In addition, when you make calls to potential clients in your area, you probably want their caller ID to show a local number. For some reason, people are more likely to pick up the phone or call back when they see a local area code. Another benefit is that you will be able to make calls in your local area at rates that are affordable.

Having a local area code makes sense whether you are a businessperson who travels on behalf of your company or you are just someone who likes to trot the globe on a regular basis. Having just one phone and one number to keep track of is simpler as well. You can use your world phone for all your calling needs, so it just makes good sense to choose a local number when you set up your new phone.

The 2009 National Business and Travel Association International Convention and Exposition will take place in the sunny, warm climate of San Diego, California, and Roam4Less will be there. The convention begins on August 23 and runs through August 26. It is the largest convention of its kind in the world.

If you are a corporate or government travel manager, or are in the travel services industry, then this is the place to be. The convention offers so much that you will want to register early and start scheduling your itinerary now. You can attend lectures, classes, and more. The convention offers you an opportunity to network with others in your field and learn about all of the exciting innovations in the travel industry.

The exposition promises to be interesting, as do the keynote speakers. Guests at the convention will be able to hear from notables such as President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, Olympic Champion Dara Torres, and Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, III. Each of these speakers is scheduled for a different day of the convention, but you don’t want to miss any of them!

Even though there are so many things to see and do at the NBTA Convention, you should also take some time to explore the downtown area of San Diego after the day’s events begin winding down. It will make your trip even more worthwhile; and if you are in the travel business, you know just how important that is!

For those of you in the travel industry, this convention is one that you really must attend. When you head to the Convention Center and walk the floor, don’t forget to visit Roam4Less. You can learn all about how our phones make business travel cheaper, easier, and smarter.

You have probably heard the terms ‘SIM card’ and ‘unlocked phone’ on more than one occasion. In this age of modern technology, words such as these are fast becoming part of most peoples’ vernacular. However, if you aren’t quite sure what they mean, don’t worry; you’re not alone. You might be surprised at how many people simply nod along when someone uses a technological term he or she doesn’t understand. Well, you don’t have to fret. Read on and you will see what the deal is with those SIM cards and unlocked phones.

The SIM in SIM card stands for Subscriber Identity Model. The SIM card is the memory chip that goes into your cell phone, the one that you replace whenever you get a new phone. This makes upgrading your phone a breeze. This card holds many kinds of data, such as personal information, phone numbers, text messages, and more. SIM cards operate with the GSM network also known as the Global System for Mobile Communication.

An unlocked phone is also simple to understand. It simply means that the phone is able to accept a SIM card from any carrier, not just the one from whom you bought the phone. This opens up a world of possibilities for phone users. Most of the phones in the United States are locked, so when you get on a plan like the ones offered here at Roam4Less, you might need to order one of the phones available to ensure it is unlocked.

As you can see, the above terms are easy to understand and remember. The next time someone tells you that their new phone isn’t unlocked so they won’t be able to transfer their SIM, you will know what they are talking about instead of just nodding along!

You have a business that is doing well. You have plenty of clients from overseas, and you’ve hired a corporate travel manager to take care of all of the travel arrangements and to make sure all of those business trips are cost effective. You know that your manager books the most efficient airfare, hotels, and car rentals available, and you are pleased with the job that he or she is doing. It sounds like everything is going according to plan. Your business is growing and you are bringing in more clients and customers than ever.

However, you and your travel manager might be forgetting one very important detail, a detail that could end up costing your business tens of thousands of dollars. If you don’t consider your mobile phone expenses while you are abroad, you could be throwing money into a giant black hole. You should give your travel manager a bit more responsibility and have him or her choose a phone plan that works for business travel.

The two of you can discuss the different aspects of the phone plan that are important. You need to have a phone that will reduce the roaming charges that you get whenever you make phone calls out of your local calling zone.

Since you are likely traveling to more than one area outside of your calling zone, such as different countries in Europe or Asia, you will want a single phone that can accommodate all of those countries. Fortunately, you can find a plan from Roam4Less that will cut your roaming charges significantly in more than 200 countries around the world.

Before your travel manager makes a final decision on the phones and plan to choose, he or she should discuss it with you.  You will be overjoyed at all your savings.

If your company has employees, such as a sales force, that need to travel on a regular basis, you know just how expensive those travel costs can be. As an intelligent and savvy business owner, you know that you need to lower these costs any way that you can. You know that something as simple as acquiring a new overseas client can be very expensive. When you factor in the travel, the employee’s salary, the hotel bills, the car rental bills, and the expensive roaming charges, the cost can skyrocket.

How can you lower these costs? Well, look at those roaming charges. In many cases, they are going to cost as much or more than the entire trip. If you could just eliminate those roaming fees then you would be able to save a huge amount of money. Well, you can drop all those high roaming charges when you use the phones and plans from Roam4Less. They collaborate with carriers around the world, in more than 200 countries in fact, and that allows the roaming charges to be much lower.

These plans are great for companies both large and small, as they can accommodate any number. The service is compatible with a variety of unlocked phones, including the unlocked Blackberry. You won’t have to worry about monthly fees, hidden fees, or connection fees, and the SIM card will work in many different countries so you don’t need a different phone or card when you travel to multiple places.

When you can lower the roaming charges on your company phones, you will be able to reduce the amount of money that you need for your corporate travel. Whenever a company can save money and get a great service, it is a good day!

Taking a mobile phone to another country when travelling is something that most people do regardless of whether they are on business or traveling for pleasure. People want to be able to remain in contact with the important people in their lives. This is completely natural. What isn’t natural is the high cost of roaming charges.

Sometimes, people are unaware at just how expensive these roaming charges can be and they don’t find out until they get their next phone bill. By then, it’s already too late.

Look at a few of the horror stories about roaming charges that I came across recently and you will see just how devastating these charges can be.

The owners of a medium-sized business based in Canada traveled to Beijing, China for a business meeting. The meeting, if everything went according to plan, could net them a huge client. It seemed that luck was on their side because they not only got the client, but also secured a better order than they thought.

A trip where they thought they might come away with thirty grand in sales actually earned them closer to fifty thousand. When they returned home and saw their phone bill, they cut their champagne celebration short. They had thirty-two thousand dollars in roaming charges on their phones.

Another terrible story I heard the other day involves a young man who traveled to Europe with his parents and called his girlfriend back in the United States for a few minutes once a day. When he got home, he found that his phone bill was close to eight thousand dollars. Suffice to say his parents, whose phone plan he was on, were not very pleased.

These are just two of the countless, painful stories that roaming charges can create. Do yourself a favor and roam smarter! Share your story with us here.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could have a phone plan that worked the way that you wanted it to work? Wouldn’t it be nice if there were no monthly fees and none of those hidden charges that so many carriers seem to have? The more transparency you have in a plan the better you will be able to know exactly what you are getting. You don’t want to spend more money than you have to spend, and you don’t want to deal with all the hassles that come along with lengthy contracts. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a better way?

Well, there is a better way. With phones and plans from Roam4Less, you don’t have to worry about connection fees, hidden fees, or a contract. You simply buy the airtime that you need before you travel and you are good to go. If you discover you need more airtime than you originally planned you can simply add minutes. You can even use the auto recharge option, which means you will never turn on your phone just to find out that you don’t have time.

Because there are no monthly fees, you only pay for the airtime that you use. This means that you won’t get any nasty surprises on your phone bill for charges that you weren’t expecting. This is certainly a more cost effective and smarter way to do your calling when traveling out of your local calling zone.

There is even better news. With these plans, you don’t have to worry about outrageous roaming fees. The fees in more than 200 countries around the world are lower, so no matter where you travel you can still make all the phone calls you need. This is the new era of telecom and Roam4Less is leading the charge.