On Call: Traveling abroad with your cell phone

Q: We’re meeting friends from Israel in Santorini, Greece for a holiday. Since they’ll be staying on another part of the island, we’re bringing an unlocked cell phone so we can keep in contact. How can we get an Israeli prepaid SIM card so it won’t cost us the $4.99 per minute that our carrier charges to call an Israeli number?
– Linda

A: Forget an Israeli SIM; I recommend that you and your friends each purchase a Greek SIM card. While you’ll be calling an Israeli number, you’ll be calling it from Greece. As such, you would pay roaming and possibly long distance fees just to place a call. Also, it’s very possible that a prepaid Israeli SIM card won’t even work outside of Israel.

Originally posted at Dialed In Podcast

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