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Safe and relaxed travel with smartphone and co.

Our entire lives are stored on our smartphones - so there are a few things to bear in mind, especially when traveling abroad.

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Summertime is vacation time. Wherever you go, your smartphone is always with you as a navigation device, camera, tourist guide and games console. However, there are a few things you should bear in mind before and during your trip to ensure that nothing stands in the way of carefree use abroad.

According to a Forsa survey, more than a quarter of holidaymakers (28%) say that not using their cell phone or the internet helps them to relax on vacation. However, very few people in this country want to do without their smartphone, tablet or laptop, specifically just two percent of Austrians according to meinungsraum.at. For 93 percent, however, a cell phone is a must in their luggage, with 27 percent packing their tablet and 22 percent their laptop.

This certainly harbors risks and dangers - from expensive roaming costs to the loss or theft of the device and thus all the data stored on it. To avoid a rude awakening on vacation, you should therefore be aware of the following points.