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T-Mobile leads the race to slash charges for calls abroad before EU price clamp
BexTech
08-05-2006
T-Mobile will slash the cost of using a mobile phone abroad today with the launch of a flat-rate roaming service across Europe and North America which it reckons will halve calling charges. The move is expected to spark a price war as its rival, O2, plans its own flat-rate offer in time for the summer holiday season.
The new tariff comes as the high price of making calls abroad has been targeted by the European commission. Earlier this year, Viviane Reding, the information society and media commissioner, accused the industry of "punishing" travellers. She plans to produce EU legislation scrapping international roaming charges in July.

European travellers are wary of using their phones abroad. Three-quarters of mobile users took their phones with them on trips last year, according to an Informa survey, but only 35% made a call. From June 1, T-Mobile will charge travellers in 29 European countries, Canada and the United States a flat 55p a minute to make and receive calls. The service will apply to contract and pay-as-you-go customers without them having to sign up. T-Mobile reckons pre-pay customers will save 45% when in Europe and 54% in America.

Full article: http://media.guardian.co.uk/city/sto...770064,00.html
WordLife
08-05-2006
About time something got done about international roaming charges
mattworld
08-05-2006
Vodafone are also cutting prices.

http://www.vodafone.com/article_with...280664,00.html
BexTech
08-05-2006
Heading in the right direction.
dawson
08-05-2006
O2 UK and Online Customers will automatically receive one free mobile originated roaming call up to a maximum of sixty seconds from when the call connects and one free mobile originated roaming text from abroad per week until further notice. (PAYG only)

Source: http://www.o2.co.uk/fcth
mattworld
12-05-2006
Looks like O2 (& Telefónica Móviles) have also just decided to join the price drop club

http://www.o2.com/media/latest_pr_1382.asp
BexTech
12-05-2006
Originally Posted by mattworld:
“Looks like O2 (& Telefónica Móviles) have also just decided to join the price drop club

http://www.o2.com/media/latest_pr_1382.asp”

Just watching Working Lunch, they say it's only for high spending business customers that are going to benefit.
mattworld
12-05-2006
Not really, The cheaper calls are for eveyone, all prices have been cut. In the past it would have cost between around 70p & £1.50 per minute to call abroad, now its only around 35p

Its only the removal of charges when receiving calls abroad that will require a 'high roamer' package to be added to someones account for a set monthly fee.
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