Customers that tend to use their mobile phone while travelling could be at high risk of fiding themselves billed for unanswered email and voice mail. The moment the mobile phone is switched on by a consumer abroad it gets registred to a local mobile network, which means the activites on the mobile phone will be charged overseas rates.

It is worth mentioning here that the overseas rates for mobile phones are found to be considerably higher than the standard mobile phone charges in the United Kingdom.

Although it is known to all the using a mobile phone to make a call when abroad will be expensive not many realise that their company would be charging them if a voice mail on their phone is left without even listening.

Likewise the charges for data roaming with mobile phones add up quickly with simply recieving emails to the customers' inbox will incurr costs.

uSwitch's technology expert, Ernest Doku said that contacting the mobile network of the customers should be high on priority on holiday check list of every mobile consumer alongside packing their suncream and passport.