When I travel in Ireland, I forward my Boston number to an Irish mobile. This means that people in the US can continue to phone a US number, but it is my mobile in Ireland which rings.
In this way, I get the best of both worlds: No roaming charges in Ireland, and no international charges for family and friends calling me from the US, and no international charges for people in Ireland calling me when I am in Ireland.
I pay for the connection from the US to Ireland, through Vonage.
I use my Vonage number as my primary phone number. I do not give out my mobile number, even though I use my mobile phone a lot. When I am in the US, my Vonage number also rings my US mobile (what they call "Simulring") and I pick up whichever phone is closest to me. When I am not in the US, my Vonage number rings my mobile in that country (e.g. Ireland), and I simply do not use my US mobile (the SIM card is in my wallet now).
I recommend this approach to anyone spending any significant time in another country.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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nice blog entry and thanks for this great tips..Vonage looks like a nice service for those who travels outside the country..as for me, i use NumberGarage to keep my telephone number and it also has a telephone number forwarding service.
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