Smartphone

[secsee1]

I am off to Tenerife later this year and I want to take my Galaxy phone with me, it is on a contract with Virgin Mobile but I have heard of people coming home from abroad to really high phone bills so how do I avoid this ?

[Samuraisan]

Make sure your Data Roaming is off and only use the internet when you wifi

[craft1948]

You can access your Virgin account via your smartphone and track your unbilled calls

[Prudie]

I agree and limit your phone use to the minimum for calls and texts - you also get charged to receive calls when abroad. Find a free app that lets you make calls when connected to the internet - I use whatsapp for example (although you can only connect with other people who also have whatsapp).

[secsee1]

Thanks for the info Samuraisan, I have just had a little go doing what you said, quite easy when you know how, so hopfully no big phone bills to come home to.

[Anngel]

Or be on holiday and tell people you can't speak on the phone. Most hotels will have access to a computer, where you can Skype if you are desperate. Try it, you might find you actually have something to talk to people about when you get back....