| Your company sends people out of the country | | | | User Group feature. With this option, when your |
| for business and you are trying to figure out how | | | | international users are in one of the roam zone |
| to manage cell phone costs. What should you | | | | countries and they call back into your PBX, they |
| think about? | | | | get the corporate discount applied to the per |
| A few recommendations: | | | | minute rate of that call. There are a lot of |
| 1. Blackberry devices are the most cost effective | | | | qualifications to receive this feature, so again, you |
| approach from the data side. Blackberries are the | | | | will need to speak with your account manager. |
| only devices that allow unlimited international data | | | | Ultimately, it's up to your company to educate |
| usage compared to other devices in the | | | | your employees on the costs associated with |
| AT&T portfolio (WM, Good, iPhone). With | | | | utilizing devices internationally. While AT&T |
| WiFi available for the Pearl, Curve, 8820 and Bold, | | | | does offer coverage, there is a significant cost |
| users can further reduce costs by taking | | | | associated with that availability. If employees are |
| advantage of available WiFi hotspots. | | | | going to be on a 2 hour conference call while they |
| 2. On the voice side, make sure users are on the | | | | are out of the country, they should utilize a calling |
| international world traveller feature. AT&T | | | | card or more cost effective solution than their |
| also offers a new business Global World Traveller | | | | mobile phone. |
| feature, which you can request details of from | | | | For a proven cost effective solution I suggest |
| your account manager. Depending on the | | | | you consider the international cell phone packages |
| countries your employees are travelling to, this | | | | offered by OneSim .... they've proven to be the |
| may offer a better per minute rate. | | | | answer for many businesses. |
| 3. Depending on your agreement, you may be | | | | You'll find more information including a review of |
| able to take advantage of the OfficeReach Global | | | | OneSim at the Broadband Nation blog. |