How to avoid mobile broadband abroad pitfalls
There's no easier way to get online on the go than using mobile broadband
. But using mobile broadband abroad, just about as on the go as one can get, can be an expensive business.
Roaming charges are the major pitfall of this form of internet access when a consumer uses a broadband contract from their home country in another.
In Europe, the European Commission, which controls fairness in consumer and business relationships, has suggested that roaming charges should be abolished altogether.
The point is particularly pertinent in Europe not only for those that realise that they've travelled from one country to another but for the millions of Europeans who live on the border of a country and may find themselves being charged 'roaming' even when, in actual fact, they've only roamed a short distance from their usual location.
Even with this problem in mind, it's unlikely that providers of broadband deals will greet the end of roaming charges with open arms.
It's already the case that providers must limit the amount they charge consumers and this was only grudgingly accepted by providers.
As a result of that previous legislation, broadband users in Europe - whether they're using mobile broadband from a modem or mobile broadband for ipad which is delivered through a microsim - can avoid the big pitfall of using abroad by paying upfront for usage.
This should ensure that the only price difference is that caused by the slightly increased cost of providing the mobile broadband service abroad.
For this reason, mobile broadband usage abroad is limited in the European zone and charges will be considerably more in the rest of the world.
A typical UK mobile broadband provider currently charges 9.99 a day for 50mb in Europe and 29.99 per 50Mb for using mobile broadband anywhere else in the world.
50mb will, on average, cover approximately 100 emails or 4 hours of web browsing and it'll eat into streaming music or video content much more quickly.
So from that it's obvious that one of the major pitfalls of using broadband in another country is to use it for catching up on television shows, streaming a large amount of music through a device or for downloading large files over the internet connection.
One of the best ways to avoid that pitfall then is to stick to browsing and emailing and avoid any other type of activity.
Finally, it's worth noting that if you're going away for a long time then it's well worth making a switch to save money in the long term - just as with football fans that get sky sports cheaper and save on pints in the pub, it's worth going straight to the source.
Get a mobile broadband deal in the country you're visiting and save cash.
So, to sum up, let's summarise the best ways to avoid the pitfalls of using mobile broadband in another country.
First, top up before you start using. Roaming charges are expensive but you can save a lot of money by buying data upfront for a discount, especially in Europe.
Second, know which of your online activities will use the most of your allowance and limit yourself to only low allowance activities.
Third, if you'll need to use your on the go broadband connection a lot or for high bandwidth activities consider getting a mobile broadband deal from the country that you're visiting or using an internet cafe, both are likely to be much cheaper.
How to avoid mobile broadband abroad pitfalls
By: Julia Cook
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