When I am away from Singapore, I will not take calls on my mobilephone, unless it is from someone that I know.
If I take the call, I will tell them immediately, "I am in (name of country)". This is to tell them to keep the call short, and to the important matters. I want to avoid paying for international IDD roaming charges on my mobilephone.
Many people may not be aware about these charges - until it hits them.
If you are away in another country
ReplyDeletesubscribe to a call back service to avoid roaming charges and use the local mobile phone card with free incoming calls. I believe Mediaring's subsidiary and few others operate a service like that. This is actually a VOIP in between. The other two ends are by telco carriers. The rates are very competitive because the service providers buy bulk airtime at wholesale price.
If you are away leave your mobile number with the service provider. Any incoming calls can be rerouted through a gateway server to your mobile any where in the world. Maybe Skype also provides this.