The #billshock headlines that we’ve all seen predominantly relate to consumers, as they forget that they need to alter their data usage habits when travelling. We all do it. Our phones are rarely more than arm’s length away so that we can react to emails, tweets and even the occasional text. We hate to be […]
Billshock is a growing problem, even with the cost of roaming data, and calls, being splashed across the media on a constant basis. The latest high profile victims of billshock have been government ministers, and particularly a provincial cabinet minister in Alberta, Canada. This is actually the second time Diana McQueen, now Minister for Energy, […]
I like to keep you informed of what’s been happening at Amiigo, but this time I thought I’d do a little analysis and show you some numbers instead – I hope that’s okay. Amiigo is still a fairly small company. We’re growing and we have more than 3,000 users on […]
The recent caps on the charges for calls and data usage whilst roaming in EU countries are great as Amiigo’s whole ethos is about reducing the cost of doing business internationally. For too long, the costs have been far too high. Since these caps were introduced in 2009, there has been growing pressure to abolish roaming […]
The recent announcement of a cap on roaming charges within the EU is great news for both business travellers and those who are simply on holiday. Making calls to EU destinations have seen at least a 17% reduction and receiving them has dropped by at least 12%. For business users, this typically means our […]