Taking a Smartphone with you on vacation? The LaTimes has a great article on how to avoid costly roaming charges (which were up to $69,000 for one German traveler). Definitely worth a read before calling your carrier to find out how to turn some of these features off.
Another alternative would be to get a different Sim card to use while traveling if your phone supports it. All of the plans include free incoming SMS text, outbound start at 69¢. Data plans are still hugely expensive and are best purchased in each individual country if available.
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