AT&T iPhone Owners Receive Travel Tips To Save Money

AT&T customers with an iPhone were recently emailed some great travel tips by the U.S. carrier. Each tip will help save you money. Here they are:

If you want to place calls but not use data, turn data roaming “OFF”. This will block email, browsing, Visual Voicemail and downloads, but it will not block SMS or MMS messages. But feel free to use wifi; you can do so without accumulating any data charges. If you want to use data but not receive email automatically, turn Fetch New Data “OFF”. This will allow you to have total control of your data usage because nothing will be synced or downloaded in the background without your solicitation. If you want to use data and track your usage while abroad, consider purchasing an International Data Package. The 20 MB package is $24.99 per month, the 50 MB package is $59.99 per month, the 100 MB package is $119.99 per month, and the 200 MB package is $199.99 per month. If you decide to purchase an international data package it is recommended to reset the usage tracker to zero so that you can estimate your data usage while abroad.

One tip AT&T won't tell you is that the best thing to do when traveling abroad is to just unlock your phone and then buy a local SIM card. Many companies offer data plans far cheaper than any of the international plans AT&T offers. Keep this in mind if traveling to Europe. You can review additional travel tips by visiting's AT&T's site.

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