My son went on a school trip to USA in Apr 09. In an emergency I wanted him to be able to reach us. I called Virgin Mobile to see how international roaming worked. My son has a top up account with a limit of R99 pm. He uses pre pay to obtain more airtime. Virgin explained I need to call them a week before he leaves to activate international roaming. I was told that as this was a top up account if his limit was reached while he was away he would not be able to contact us. I topped up with an extra R300. While he was away I received 3 sms from... read full review »