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The British set out Greece Alerted against a potential mobile phone A mistake that could cost them a few hundred pounds. Foreigners visiting the Greek island Corfu “Welcome to Albania” after receiving short messages reportedly caught.
Although Corfu is part of Greece, some of the island is closer to Albania than the Greek motherland. Because it’s very close AlbaniaSome Albanian mobile networks are accidentally known as accidental circulation or network drifts in Corfu.
“This cross -border signal parasite is not new where countries are separated by just a few miles of water or land.
“Usually, it is due to the fact that holidaymakers’ phones are accidentally connected to the networks of nearby nations, which are not part of the EU’s arrangement, as in the EU (rlah).
“Tourists can accidentally avoid connections with the wrong provider by manually selecting a Greek network or using a European equal.”
A wife allows travelers to control their mobile data abroad. Airalo’s spokesman announced that you can significantly reduce circulation fees by activating a European ESIM before traveling. Liverpool Echo Reports.
“In some cases, even if your phone is connected to the wrong network for a short time, you can start using your data and start using it.”
In addition to Corfu, the company advised travelers to be careful in the following places where holidaymakers have observed that they have fouls the drift.
Some mobile phone users reportedly reported that they were connected to the networks in Bosnia while visiting Dubrovnik. It is also possible to drag networks in the border areas between Germany and Switzerland and France and Monaco. Airalo.
Mobile phones also “drift” to the networks in Türkiye, and the owners jump in the Aegean, especially on the islands such as Kos, Gum, Samos and Lesvos.
To prevent network slippage, open the settings of your phone, find network options (usually under “connections” or “mobile networks”), and proceed from automatic network selection to manual selection.
In Greece, you can choose from a list of Greek networks, including Cosmote, Vodafone or Nova. By selecting a Greek network manually, you can guarantee that you only use a Greek -based provider, so that you can avoid any potential fees from other countries.
