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Originally Posted by dem
Przemolog -- that's a good question. I don't know what the rates are to call from NZ. For all I know, I could be costing him MORE money by supplying him with a phone and SIM. I do know that he has been hit with some pretty huge charges on the road. That said, he has also said that, many times, he has been surprised by cheap hotel rates. Pricing seems to be very random.
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Having thought about the pros and cons, I have decided that having a phone is a good idea. He can always opt to use it just in emergency situations, or if he needs to make a call when he is away from his hotel.
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I agree that having a mobile phone is a good idea for many reasons but I'm not sure if avoiding hotel phone rates is always the most important of them

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