A
concern for travellers is the expensive cost of making calls especially
during international travel. In spite of the efforts made by
telecommunication companies to beat down prices by roaming your number,
the telephone bills for travellers keeps piling.
As to providing some reprieve, Jovago.com, Africa’s No.1 hotel booking portal roundup cost effective ways to make calls anywhere in the world.
Skype
There has been an increase in internet penetration in Africa with as much as 70% of the Nigerian population optimizing internet services such as online telephony at a higher rate.
Skype is
a cheap way to make voice and video calls as the user will either buy
credit to call a number or have enough internet data to make communicate
to another skype user. However, this mode of making calls is reliant on
how good your internet connection is.
WhatsApp
Aside
from chatting with friends and colleagues, you can now use this app to
make inexpensive voice calls. Unlike skype that you cannot call an
unsaved number, WhatsApp allows you to call any number of your choice as
long as it is saved in your contact.
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Roaming
Roaming
is a network service that makes it possible for people travelling to
use their phones in a foreign country. Roaming may not be an option for
some travellers however, it is effective for persons who are not tech
savvy or rely on their phones for business and other transactions.
Ogunfowoke Adeniyi | |
Travel/Technology Writer | |
Mobile: +2348090747241 Skype: Sleeksavvy | |
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