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Avoid Outrageous International Mobile Expenses

dimension A xigo AVOID OUTRAGEOUS INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EXPENSES 50% of those were 1 IN 6 MOBILE PHONE CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME DEGREE OF BILL SHOCK hit with charges of $50 OR MORE TOTT FCC survey, 2012 "I was like, That cannot be possible, and Ica I called them and they were like, "Yeah, that's your bill." Kerfye Pierre $34,873 CHARGE $750 CHARGE Kertye Pierre, an Emergency volunteer after the Haiti Earthquake sent texts and Facebook updates to family and friends about the cleanup. Jennifer Tarenta didn't turn off her data roaming feature while in the Dominican Republic. moneyville.ca/article/1004503--roseman-750-ce Iphone-bill-means-her-roaming-days-are-done I never checked email, browsed the web or did any other activity to merit such a high phone bill." - Jennifer Tarenta articles.cnn.com/2010-10-13/toch/fcc.billshock 1t mobile-mobile-phone-mobile-internet?_s=PMTECH $62,000 CHARGE Tve used the iPhone Alberto, a caller to CNN's Clark Howard show, downloaded Disney's WALL-E, a 70OMB file for his nephew in Mexico using a laptop wireless card. abroad before, but the bill hasn't been much more than $10 or so $4,193 CHARGE - Alexandra Xanthaki Alexandra Xanthaki used her iPhone to navigate the notoriously confusing streets of Istanbul. They adjusted it to $17,000 which they said was their cost." guardian.co.uk/money/2012/may/25 Idata-roaming-smartphone-abroad arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/04/users-62000-data-bill-a-result-of-poor-travel-planning M 10 PLAIN TEXT EMAILS = 350 KB C 10 WEB PAGES = 1.8 MB 2 10 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS = 3 MB INTERNATIONAL DATA USAGE $6.65 1 MB = 1,024 KB 1 GB - 1,024 MB $35.02 $.019/KB $58.37 10 MINUTES STREAMING MUSIC = 5 MB $97.28 D 10 MINUTES STREAMING STANDARD VIDEO = 8 MB $155.65 1 text message: • Send: $0.50 • Receive: S0.20 1 picture/video message: Send: $130 • Receive: $0.30 O+ 10 MINUTES OF DOWNLOADED MUSIC = 9 MB $175.10 1 MINUTE PHONE CALL HD 10 MINUTES STREAMING HD VIDEO = 25 MB $486.40 $3.59 D+ 10 MINUTES OF DOWNLOADED STANDARD VIDEO = 40 MB $778.24 * 10 MINUTES PLAYING A CONNECTED GAME APP = 40 MB O 10 EMAILS WITH IMAGE ATTACHMENTS = 43 MB HD 10 MINUTES OF DOWNLOADED HD VIDEO = 85 MB /MINUTE $778.24 verizon Sprint $836.61 atat approximations derived from AT&T, T-MOBILE, TELESTIAL, and VERIZON data use charts $1,653.76 $389.00 $14.70 $75.24 $69.83 to stream a 5-minute standard video in the United Kingdom to send/receive 105 text-only emails in Canada to send/receive 42 to visit 22 web texts in Amsterdam pages in Mexico The avg employee sends and receives an avg of 105 emails a day." -NYTimes $1,169.31 $58.37 $250.98 to download Andrea Bocelli's opera album "Romanza'while in Italy to email a photo to 3 family members from Brazil for 10 Facebook posts in Algeria $2,381.41 $144,242.11 to download Game of Thrones Season 1 HD while in Argentina to stream 'The Dark Knight'in standard definition in Egypt $583.68 $1867.78 to listen to an hour of Pandora in India $107.70 for 24 minutes of gaming on a connected app in Japan to call from China for 30 minutes TIPS TO AVOID INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EXPENSES This one's pretty important because many mobile phones and applications connect to data networks without notifying users. The only way to ensure this doesn't happen is to check the app's properties or settings to see if it has Internet permissions. O Use Wi-Fi networks instead of your data plan whenever possible O Turn data roaming OFF to make sure bandwidth is not being used without your permission O Turn email fetch OFF to control barrage of incoming emails O Turn push notifications OFF to stop costly app pings O Find out what international roaming packages are available for your company's needs - data, voice and text messaging e Disposable local phones are an option for travelers that need a device for a short period of time and want to avoid mobile expense hassles altogether O Hotels that cater to business travelers also often have deals on Wi-Fi or broadband O Look at your employees' regular usage and try to estimate their usage while traveling Sources: www.xigo.com pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Cell-Phone-Texting-2011/Main-Report.aspx newmediatrendwatch.com/world-overview/91-online-travel-market bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/life's-too-short-for-so-much-e-mail/ thesocialskinny.com/99-new-social-media-s a-stats-for-201 2/ DEVELOPED BY NOWSOURCING.COM ------

Avoid Outrageous International Mobile Expenses

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