Like many travellers, I have done my part to drive up international mobile penetration rates. I have SIM cards for the UK, the US and a couple other countries where family members travel frequently enough to keep the numbers active. It is an option available that makes it easier for locals to reach me when I am in their country and save money when I am making local calls.
Much has been written about international mobile roaming prices – keep in mind that Europeans cross into other countries more frequently than we Canadians travel inter-provincially. So it is not uncommon for people to carry multiple SIMs in order to arbitrage various rate plans.
I hope you have had time to unwind with family this summer. I’m going to be taking one last break – exercising some international roaming this week – before getting back to work after Labour Day, starting to put together the preliminary program for The 2012 Canadian Telecom Summit, taking place June 4-6, 2012 in Toronto. Send us a note if you want to get sponsorship information or to propose a speaker or a panel discussion theme for one of the break-out sessions.