Attention in roaming: This is how you avoid expensive cost traps abroad!

Attention in roaming: This is how you avoid expensive cost traps abroad!

In an alarming note, the ÖAMTC warns of hidden cost traps for roaming abroad. Despite the abolition of roaming fees within the EU, travelers have to pay attention to numerous exceptions, such as "Fair Use Policy" and the dangerous "ghost roaming". Yvette Polasek, travel expert at the ÖAMTC, emphasizes the importance of finding out about the tariffs of the mobile phone providers before departure, especially if you plan to travel abroad. She urges the mobile phone connection to automatically separate mobile phone connection when roaming costs of around 60 euros are reached, but this regulation does not apply to higher heights as in aircraft or at sea. Extremely high costs can arise here if the smartphone unintentionally dials into an expensive satellite network. As a countermeasure, the expert recommends activating the flight mode to avoid nasty surprises, especially for cruises or other shipping travel, such as 5min.at reported.

In addition, there is the phenomenon of "ghost roaming", which can ensure high costs, especially outside the EU. The mobile data connection remains active in the background despite deactivation, which leads to unwanted data consumption. Travelers should therefore keep an eye on their consumption abroad in order to avoid unpleasant surprises. Another pressing topic in urban planning concerns the update of land use statistical data in Berlin. This information is crucial for efficient planning in the areas of environment and urban development. From December 31, 2021, the database of the urban and environmental information system (ISU) is updated annually in order to take into account the constant need for current information in the constantly changing area uses, such as berlin.de notes. These annual updates are less comprehensive than those carried out every five years, but make a decisive contribution to the topicality.