Beating Roaming Charges
Travelling can be fun and exciting when done for personal rejoycement, or quite productive and lucrative when done business wise. Voyaging for fun and the joy of discovering new places and/or cultures is more relaxed and carefree, while not the same can be said of those who do it for business purposes.
Cumbersome and stressing, business travelers are attentioned to and advised on how to overcome a wide set of difficulties that might arise before and during their trips. Starting with tips about light packing, or on how to pass faster through airport security, deal with flight delays, adjust to changing time zones and ending with advice on how to pick the best hotel – there’s a myriad of articles out there even the most experienced travellers will find useful. While some of the key points may vary, all these pieces of wisdom have one common point – the financial one.
Tracking expenses and receipts is probably one of the most important tasks when going on business trips. There are plenty of apps out there that will help you store and manage your expenses, but they all seem to forget one major aspect – phone charges.
Enter the “travelling” query into your Google search tab. No really, do it. You’ll get a result page with the Google response in a case at the top. Below the definition for the adjective, you’ll see the synonyms. Shy and reserved in that list is probably one of the oftenly most forgotten expense, but surely the one that caused you, as well as us, at least once, some not quite pleasant feelings upon returning home. It’s “Roaming”.
“Travelling” is frequently but inadvertently associated with roaming charges, especially for business travelers. It’s quite important you’re always within a call’s reach, to deal with anything important and unexpected. Staying connected is not a luxury, it’s a demand. Roaming charges don’t have to be. Not anymore.
AVO is this amazing global app firing up the world of communications, by helping you avoid roaming charges while still letting you receive call to your mobile number abroad and it’s finally launched in Australia. Starting this August, forget worrying about phone expenses while on trips or vacations.
It works so very simply. Download it from the app store and once you get through the onboarding process, you’re all set. It’s the magic of the internet and it’s here to save money for you!
When you get to a new country, use the most convenient of the 2 options of making it work and getting calls to your homeland number:
Buy a local mobile traffic SIM card and put in your phone
Keep your SIM card and connect to wifi
Once you’re online, all calls will get through AVO. It’s easy and you’ll get bonus incentives for the calls received from other first time AVO users.
In comparison with other apps, it also keeps a log of the calls you missed when you were offline. You’ll get notified the moment you’re back on. How’s it different from app like Viber, WhatsApp or Skype – simple, they don’t require the person calling you to make the call from the same app.
Designed and developed by a former telecom engineer, AVO is exactly what it says it is. It’s founder, Alex Cebotari used to take many work trips and was always expected to be within a call’s reach. An annoying, but doable task up until the moment he was hit with a $ 900,00 roaming bill. That’s when he decided that he never again will go through it, and neither should you.
Local Mobile data SIMs cost only a couple of dollars. The calls are free. Your satisfaction – priceless.
Get the app now and see how you like it.