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EU Roaming charges to remain
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How are UKIP going to help. You are aware that they would like to keep roaming charges yes? They're for businesses...
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How are UKIP going to help. You are aware that they would like to keep roaming charges yes? They're for businesses...
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So because you are angry about roaming charges you'd vote for the party who wants to cut all ties with Europe therefore meaning the networks can go back to charging the kind of charges you see charged outside the EU currently? Brilliant thinking, absolutely brilliant thinking... |
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Oh for goodness sake, it was a joke !!.
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Use an emoticon then.
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Remember though, even the original plan to "abolish" roaming charges didn't abolish them. There was always supposed to be some sort of fair use allowance you could have after which you would be charged but they never agreed on how big this allowance would be.
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Remember though, even the original plan to "abolish" roaming charges didn't abolish them. There was always supposed to be some sort of fair use allowance you could have after which you would be charged but they never agreed on how big this allowance would be.
Yet I'll guarantee that the overwhelming majority will be expecting roaming charges to magically disappear in December and will get mad and start complaining (entitlement complex) when it doesn't happen. |
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Glad I have Three then.
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Well the original plan was to abolish, then it was said there would be fair use (but people ignored this) and now it's been scrapped.
Yet I'll guarantee that the overwhelming majority will be expecting roaming charges to magically disappear in December and will get mad and start complaining (entitlement complex) when it doesn't happen. I agree there's going to be some disappointed punters expecting the charges to have disappeared but then the Commission / Parliament overhyped it and most of the media didn't understand it properly. |
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I agree there's going to be some disappointed punters expecting the charges to have disappeared but then the Commission / Parliament overhyped it and most of the media didn't understand it properly.
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I rather thought it was set in stone.
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I rather thought it was set in stone.
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Perhaps it's a good thing for the majority of people who rarely if ever need EU roaming, and who would prefer to have cheaper UK usage rather than dealing with UK price increases to counteract the loss of revenue and helping to subside those who travel a lot.
It's already happened, e.g. http://www.vodafone.co.uk/campaigns/...price-change-7 where the UK prices have increased by about the same amount as the EU prices have decreased. |
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I'd prefer the best of both worlds to be honest.
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This delay is the result of something of a disagreement / power struggle between the European Commission and European Parliament, both of which are pro 'roam-like-at-home', and the governments of the EU member states, many of which are more wary (and have been subject to heavy lobbying from telecoms operators).
Wall Street Journal - EU to Leave Mobile Roaming Charges in Place Until 2018 telecompaper - Ansip criticises EU members delay on roaming (refers to Digital Single Market Commissioner Andrus Ansip) Note the comments in the second article on the fears of eastern European countries in particular having to raise domestic prices to compensate - that's coupled with the worry about EU consumers seeking out the best deal in any of the EU member states, bearing in mind that wages and costs of living vary significantly, as do travel patterns. |
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The EU and its policies are such hypercritical BS.
A prime example is you are not allowed to order booze or fags online from a member country without then having to pay UK duty. I would be happy if we voted to get out to be honest, the negatives outweigh the advantages IMO. |
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The EU and its policies are such hypercritical BS.
A prime example is you are not allowed to order booze or fags online from a member country without then having to pay UK duty. I would be happy if we voted to get out to be honest, the negatives outweigh the advantages IMO. I would rather we vote for a government that would just apply the rules so the system did work as a proper common market and you could then order your tobacco from any member state you wanted... |
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hence why the alternative roaming providers and local breakout options were brought in last year. .
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that's coupled with the worry about EU consumers seeking out the best deal in any of the EU member states, bearing in mind that wages and costs of living vary significantly, as do travel patterns.
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Roaming chargers are a bit of a bugger, but thankfully most networks offer some form of bundle if you are going abroad. I am due to go to Turkey at the end of the month & Vodafone have said that for £3 per day, I am able to use my allowance minutes, texts & data, without the worry of any nasty surprises in my next bill.
I have decided to opt in on this offer as the thought of being charged almost 30p per minute to make a call to the UK, 7p per SMS, almost 50P per mb of data is horrifying. At least if I do decide to use my phone while I am on holiday, it will only cost me £3 for the day as soon as I use it each day, but at least I know that is all it will cost me as I cannot see myself going through 7gb data in 1 week.
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Roaming chargers are a bit of a bugger, but thankfully most networks offer some form of bundle if you are going abroad. I am due to go to Turkey at the end of the month & Vodafone have said that for £3 per day, I am able to use my allowance minutes, texts & data, without the worry of any nasty surprises in my next bill.
I wonder now whether these flat rate EU packages will stall, and gradually vanish again. The two or three quid a day allowance is quite good. I have similar with EE, where I pay 5 quid/mth extra, and that gives me unlimited calls in EU/EEA when there, but I travel to Europe enough times to make that worth while. Quote:
but at least I know that is all it will cost me as I cannot see myself going through 7gb data in 1 week.
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