So I got a new phone in London, after having my last one stolen in Berlin. It's on Virgin Mobile prepaid.
Switching it on in South Africa upon my return, I received the following message:
'Virgin Mobile welcomes you to South Africa. Calls cost £1.70 per min to make and 80p per min to receive. Texts cost 35p. For help call 789.'
It's pretty expensive to phone in South Africa in general, about R2.50 per min, which is equiv to £0.18 per min. But £1.70??? The last 2 weeks in Europe I didn't bother with cellphone roaming, as Skype does the trick pretty darn well, and calls only cost £0.012. That means that roaming with Virgin Mobile is 142 times more expensive than simply using SkypeOut.
All you need is an internet connection. Anyone out there still doubting that Wi-Fi will trump cellular? Anyone at all? Show yourself!
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Yip roaming on cellular networks means paying loony rates.
The answer -- If you've got a smart phone or the Nokia E series and a wi-fi connection, use Truphone. Check it out @ www.truphone.com.
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