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A cell phone has a home service area. When a person leaves that area and the phone is trying to find a source of connection to a cell tower, it is roaming. Most times higher per-minute charges are incurred when roaming.

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Roaming is making calls on your mobile from outside of your Home country. These calls are liable for much higher charges than those incurred on your normal tariff and will not come from your minutes package

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Roaming - is using another operators network. This usually happens if you want to use your mobile in Another Country. Your network provider agrees to pay the network in the other country for any calls you make or receive while you're visiting. You, as a user, will normally be charged a higher call rate for making (and receiving calls) whilst out of your host country.

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