Call from abroad as if you were in Switzerland? This is the “miracle” of Wi-Fi calling which allows you to make calls via Wi-Fi by bypassing the traditional mobile network. A very interesting formula if you do not have an option or plan for abroad! especially with prepaid cards. But be careful! some subscriptions with roaming pose a problem!
Salt points this out in a somewhat incomprehensible way on its website : “If your package includes roaming calls but not international calls (from Switzerland to abroad)! and you make a call using Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi) from abroad! your call will be billed as a paid international call. In this case! it is recommended to make your call via the mobile network.” Excuse me?
Beware of the limits of certain formulas
For example! you are in Italy! a country that is in the Salt “Europe” zone. You want to book a table in a restaurant from your hotel where you have connected to the establishment’s Wi-Fi due to the poor mobile coverage there. Wi-Fi calling is activated on your smartphone…
So the call you are about to make will be considered as made in linkedin database Switzerland. The problem? Subscriptions like Swiss! Swiss XXL or Europe do not include minutes of conversation abroad. Your call to a restaurant in Italy is therefore billed at 1.99 francs per minute. This call would have been free with roaming included in Europe! for example. With Swiss! it would have been billed 1.69 francs! according to these rates from Switzerland to abroad .
This example! which was brought
Attention by an the ideal workplace for part-time self-employed people Internet user whom I thank! shows the complexity of the rates of telecom operators who thus continue to make easy money if nothing is done. Indeed! in an interview given to SRF ! the former boss of Salt himself admitted certain limitations of Wi-Fi calling and urged his customers to call customer service in this type of situation.
In any case! before going abroad! check what Beware cyprus business directory of this little your package includes. Also be wary of pricing differences between operators! especially for countries like the United States and Canada! which are sometimes included with European rates. Also be careful of pricing for countries like Croatia! Estonia! Lithuania and Latvia which are in Salt’s “Travel” zone .
