Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Will my Samsung Galaxy II work as a phone while in Japan?

Q Will my Samsung Galaxy II work as a phone while in Japan?
David Boggis
A Yes - but be circumspect about how you use it.
Let's start with the phone aspect. The EU is applying downward pressure on roaming charges within Europe: by 2014 it will cost only 15p a minute to make a call, 4p a minute to receive a call, and 5p per text.
In contrast, charges outside the EU are astronomical: my provider, Orange, charges ?1.50, 90p and 50p for the corresponding services from Japan. You can buy a ?travel bundle? that slightly reduces the cost. My strategy is to leave the phone on, in order to receive urgent calls, but never to make calls - and never, ever, to use roaming data services.
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