International Travel: Inexpensive Phone Call Options
International Travel: Inexpensive Phone Call Options - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats.
I actually started traveling in 2006 when I decided to quit a very cushy corporate job and give up everything, sell everything and go on the road to go around the world. I thought I would come back after a year and kind of plug back in, but I decided I loved being on the road so much and it really kind of helped me advance a bunch of hobbies and make them more professional that I decided to stay on the road and become a travel blogger and writer and photographer basically.
If you are going to be traveling internationally and you need to make international calls, for me, I would say, really the best and only way to do it is Skype. Most people have probably heard of Skype but if you have not, it's a very simple programme where you can just add the application to your laptop or whatever device, a smartphone will also work.
But at that point then if the other person who you are calling also has Skype, it's all free, it can be as far as you want. I can address(unclear) with people all around the world at all hours of the day. And quiet frankly that is how I do business and how I stay in touch with everyone.
If the person that you want to talk to does not have Skype, you can still call there regular landline or cell phone, and its at very reduced rates, I would say. You just have to keep a credit balance in your Skype account which is pretty simple and you can make calls anywhere. You can also do texting from Skype which is really handy.
If you don't have Skype, I would say, the other best advice maybe if you want to make calls locally. If you have a phone that is unlocked, then you can just, I would suggest, buy the local SIM card, its probably pretty cheap and you can easily make local calls that way. And it's really helpful when you are trying to, like, plan out your lodging or get a hold of a tour company, or whatever it maybe. I do a lot of local calls, actually, when I am traveling around the country, so it comes in handy.
I actually started traveling in 2006 when I decided to quit a very cushy corporate job and give up everything, sell everything and go on the road to go around the world. I thought I would come back after a year and kind of plug back in, but I decided I loved being on the road so much and it really kind of helped me advance a bunch of hobbies and make them more professional that I decided to stay on the road and become a travel blogger and writer and photographer basically.
If you are going to be traveling internationally and you need to make international calls, for me, I would say, really the best and only way to do it is Skype. Most people have probably heard of Skype but if you have not, it's a very simple programme where you can just add the application to your laptop or whatever device, a smartphone will also work.
But at that point then if the other person who you are calling also has Skype, it's all free, it can be as far as you want. I can address(unclear) with people all around the world at all hours of the day. And quiet frankly that is how I do business and how I stay in touch with everyone.
If the person that you want to talk to does not have Skype, you can still call there regular landline or cell phone, and its at very reduced rates, I would say. You just have to keep a credit balance in your Skype account which is pretty simple and you can make calls anywhere. You can also do texting from Skype which is really handy.
If you don't have Skype, I would say, the other best advice maybe if you want to make calls locally. If you have a phone that is unlocked, then you can just, I would suggest, buy the local SIM card, its probably pretty cheap and you can easily make local calls that way. And it's really helpful when you are trying to, like, plan out your lodging or get a hold of a tour company, or whatever it maybe. I do a lot of local calls, actually, when I am traveling around the country, so it comes in handy.