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Vodafone to become largest 4G roaming network in the world
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Vodafone's accelerated 4G roaming plans will see the operator surpass rivals as the world's largest ultrafast roaming network. Customers will be able to take advantage of the international service from summer 2014, which will enable them to use 4G services on smartphones and tablets in 18 countries for the same price as existing 3G roaming. To add to its existing roaming nations of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain, Vodafone will extend the inititive to the UK, Australia, Germany, the Netherland, New Zealand and South Africa. Additionally, Vodafone customers will be able to use the 4G networks in Austria, Belgium, France, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland -
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4G roaming could be pretty costly!
How the hell has this blown Three away they are doing roaming for free in less places I agree but it not a bargain at all. Plus i doubt anyone has a phone that supports 4G in all those countries.
No it hasn't. With Vodafone you still need to pay roaming fees, with Three your roaming is included as part of your standard allowances.
Well you do have the data roaming cap which will cut your connection. By my calculation, outside Europe on the standard charges with a 4G connection running at full speed it should be possible to hit the cap in less than 2 seconds
Has it?
Correct me if im wrong.
Vodafone will still have roaming charges which means 4G roaming will cost a fortune.
Three allow roaming abroad with NO extra charges using your existing allowance you have at home.
Now, tell me, which there is better?
Correct. Which means in reality, its the most non news story for a very long time
Actually I would say for data at least it would be Vodafone for every country that's not a Three feel at home country. Isn't Three something like £5 or £6/MB in lots of countries outside Europe?
But it is good news from Vodafone for those that want 4G in other countries as long as they are prepared to pay.
Agreed, this is still a clear win for Three.
I feel quite confident in saying that 99% of consumers would rather have free 3G while roaming than have the option to pay extra to use 4G while roaming.
Is this useful to anyone?
How big of an impact will this be for customers though? I'm sure the majority switch off their phone because they're scared of running up a massive bill, the prospect of being able to do that faster doesn't need explaining.
Probably not as my example above shows. But for balance, at the other end of the scale in most of Europe I can use as much data as I want for £3 / day including loads of calls which is fine by me. But given the choice I would much rather be able to do this over 4G than 3G.
All operators in the EU have to abolish roaming charges by 2015. Good news for UK mobile customers as long as the country remains part of the EU!
Although as I've pointed out before, even if it isn't part of the EU, it will still be subject to EU roaming legislation for the same reason as Norway is.
Well it will be down to the country whether or not we leave the EU.
You're assuming that the UK would want (or be able) to remain part of the EEA!
It is things like this that make the whole independence vote a complete farce. They want to be all independent, cut them off completely. They want to make a call to England? International call rates should apply. They want to board a train to London? Show us your passport!
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26231349
It is (un)surprising that the white paper doesn't mention the division of infrastructure in any detail at all.
Not only mobile networks and spectrum, there's the BT owned telephony, BDUK funding for broadband rollouts, Network Rail owned track, stations and equipment and more.
Would this be purchased, or would the status quo continue? Would the same private businesses continue to operate in Scotland, or would they need to split up into subsidiaries?
Why would BT bother with providing any service to remote areas of Scotland? Their national requirement to provide a telephone would presumably not apply any more. Or would need to be negotiated. Has any dialogue taken place between the incumbent operators and the Scottish Government to discuss what would happen in the case of a yes vote?
It's the uncertainty and lack of clarity on these issues that prevent a yes vote from me. And of course the currency farce. And the lack of any conclusive evidence that Scotland would be better off out of the union.