If you are planning to stay within the UK, that probably means that you are already content with having to watch all the exciting action from the viewpoint of a telly, or streaming over the laptop. For some others, it will be at the television at their favorite pub while others will be watching the action from their mobile phones.
On the other hand, it has already been confirmed that many have already booked flights to South Africa so that they can attend and watch the World Cup with their own eyes. And because of this, Consumer Focus is keeping a close eye on the various deals and rates offered by mobile network operators.
As many of you already well know, overseas charges for internet access can be quite shocking once you find out the cost of per megabyte download. Some reports have indicated that costs can reach all the way up to 8 Pounds per MB, which means that streaming video or music is out of the question (unless you want to run your phone bill through the roof).
While details for the roaming charges of calls and texts are pretty transparent, being able to keep track of one’s data consumption rates is a dicey thing. Even browsing news sites for the latest in statistics could bring up plenty of charges (some websites rotate the advertisements, which means that it will constantly download ad content).
Consumer Focus has created a very helpful checklist of the varying rates offered by local operators such as Vodafone, 3 UK, T-Mobile and others. There is also a comprehensive comparison of the different data plans that users might want to switch to or avail of just for this trip. Of course, the best bet to avoid expensive charges would be to find a free WiFi hotspot.
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