Using your work mobile abroad (business trip)
The University of Jyväskylä’s mobile subscriptions work abroad
EU/EEA countries
- Free calls and text messages to Finland and to countries in EU/EEA area. Data quotas in EU/EEA countries:
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- Basic subscription -> 5 GB/month, then charged per GB (€1.30/GB)
- High-speed connection –> 15 GB/month, after which a charge per GB (€1.3/GB)
- Outside the EU/EEA, calls and data usage are charged at business rates
- Use secure Wi-Fi networks whenever possible
- EU/EEA countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain (including the Canary Islands), Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Austria, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus (Greece), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores), Poland, France, Romania, Sweden, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary, the Vatican and Estonia, as well as French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
NOTE:
- For example, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are not members of the European Union/EEA.
- Pricing in the rest of the world differs from that in EU/EEA countries.
Data packages for voice subscriptions and standalone data subscriptions
- Domestic subscriptions include unlimited mobile data.
- For data usage within the EU/EEA, an additional charge per GB will be applied for usage exceeding the allowance. Therefore, if you need to transfer large amounts of data, we recommend using a secure Wi-Fi network whenever possible.
- Basic subscription -> 5 GB/month, then charged per GB (€1.30/GB)
- High-speed connection –> 15 GB/month, after which a charge per GB (€1.30/GB)
Countries outside the EU/EEA
Outside the EU/EEA, it is recommended that you use secure Wi-Fi networks wherever possible or purchase a local SIM card for data usage (this should be taken into account in your travel plans before setting off on a business trip).
Calls and data usage outside the EU and EEA are charged in accordance with Elisa’s roaming price list.
- Employees must ensure that a reliable internet connection, deemed to be secure, is available at their main place of work.
- Consider getting a local SIM card or an international data package to ensure you can stay in touch and carry on working without incurring high costs.
Elisa Roaming outside EU/EEA
1. Reissunetti service by Elisa
https://yrityksille.elisa.fi/verkkovierailu-ulkomailla
Elisa Reissunetti is an add-on service for mobile subscriptions aimed at business customers. The service provides a high-speed data connection for use on a mobile device or laptop at an affordable price in countries outside the EU/EEA. The service includes 1 or 1.5 GB of data and is valid for 14 days or until the 1 or 1.5 GB allowance has been used up.
Countries covered by the pricing scheme:
1.5 Gt:
Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Russia, the United States.
1 Gt:
Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, Brunei, the Cayman Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, South Africa, South Korea, the Philippines, the Faroe Islands, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, China, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lesotho, Macao, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, North Macedonia, Puerto Rico, Qatar, French Polynesia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tunisia, the Turks and Caicos Islands, New Zealand, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Vietnam
You can only subscribe to the service by text message. Once you arrive in these countries, you will receive a message from Elisa; reply to it by sending a free text message with the text TILAA REISSU1.
Similarly, once your Reissunetti data bundle has run out, you can order a new 1GB bundle by sending a text message saying ‘TILAA REISSU1’ to 18258
https://yrityksille.elisa.fi/reissunetti and the service description and pricing are attached.
IF YOUR DESTINATION IS NOT ON THE LIST ABOVE, you should be careful about your data usage. In many countries, roaming charges are high and it is possible to rack up substantial bills without realising it. Find out how you can use your mobile phone and the internet whilst abroad. Consider buying a local SIM card or taking out international data packages to ensure you can stay in touch and carry on working without incurring high costs.
In these countries the charge is typically EUR/MB and 1GB = 1024MB.
2. Roaming Data Guardian (=Roaming datavartija-service by Elisa)
Roaming Data Guard (Roaming datavartija) is automatically enabled on all mobile and mobile data subscriptions. Please check with JYU Phone Services before setting off on a business trip outside the EU/EEA. JYU Phone Services will then be able to activate the service for you.
Roaming Datavartija sets a spending limit of 50 euros (VAT 0%) on your mobile phone subscription for roaming data usage whilst abroad, anywhere in the world. Customers can change this limit via text message once the €50 limit has been reached (€50–€5,000), and the new limit will remain in force until it is updated..
https://yrityksille.elisa.fi/ohje/roaming-datavartija
Restrictions
- Only one international data pricing plan may be active on a subscription at any one time
- You must have a credit balance on your Roaming Datavartija account for Reissunetti to work
What consumes mobile data?
The most consuming usage is videoconferencing and streaming, everything containing video.
in the following example, what 1 gigabyte of mobile data is enough for: