Mobile Roaming - £6 per MB and £2 per minute.
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Yeah, I suspect that the odd person that gets caught out on Facebook for thousands makes them some money but if they werent so ridiculous with the charges, i.e. a few pence per mb then the rest of us wouldnt be terrified of the roaming button and use their phones with impunity and perhaps generate £50 or so when abroad.
I cant imagine they pay much for a mb themselves, and £6 is just ridiculous these days and means everyone just uses wifi when away and wont go near data roaming.
I have a company phone and still used it very sparingly when away as I dont like having the piss taken and having to be top of the mobile costs chart.
I cant imagine they pay much for a mb themselves, and £6 is just ridiculous these days and means everyone just uses wifi when away and wont go near data roaming.
I have a company phone and still used it very sparingly when away as I dont like having the piss taken and having to be top of the mobile costs chart.
I deal with the company mobiles, the trips abroad can be monumental and we have a lot of staff that travel abroad very regularly.
Europe is mostly ok now with the reduced rates but RoW (rest of world) as they call it including America, Canada, Australia is still shocking. I've been made an offer by a Vodafone supplier which includes a small daily fee, I think £5 per day, to use the UK allowance abroad and I'm seriously considering it. If only I didn't dislike Vodafone so much and if they would improve their 3G network I would already have signed up.
ETA: the costs are coming down due to the mobile companies being forced to reduce them, I think this time next year there will be no additional cost for Europe.
Europe is mostly ok now with the reduced rates but RoW (rest of world) as they call it including America, Canada, Australia is still shocking. I've been made an offer by a Vodafone supplier which includes a small daily fee, I think £5 per day, to use the UK allowance abroad and I'm seriously considering it. If only I didn't dislike Vodafone so much and if they would improve their 3G network I would already have signed up.
ETA: the costs are coming down due to the mobile companies being forced to reduce them, I think this time next year there will be no additional cost for Europe.
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I deal with the company mobiles, the trips abroad can be monumental and we have a lot of staff that travel abroad very regularly.
Europe is mostly ok now with the reduced rates but RoW (rest of world) as they call it including America, Canada, Australia is still shocking. I've been made an offer by a Vodafone supplier which includes a small daily fee, I think £5 per day, to use the UK allowance abroad and I'm seriously considering it. If only I didn't dislike Vodafone so much and if they would improve their 3G network I would already have signed up.
ETA: the costs are coming down due to the mobile companies being forced to reduce them, I think this time next year there will be no additional cost for Europe.
Vodafone travel is quite good value at £5/day when in America and I am not concerned about using data on my (company) phone at this rate to check email etc.. The signal throughout Europe and the US is also very good with their partner providers. To the extent that it put the coverage in the UK to shame ....Europe is mostly ok now with the reduced rates but RoW (rest of world) as they call it including America, Canada, Australia is still shocking. I've been made an offer by a Vodafone supplier which includes a small daily fee, I think £5 per day, to use the UK allowance abroad and I'm seriously considering it. If only I didn't dislike Vodafone so much and if they would improve their 3G network I would already have signed up.
ETA: the costs are coming down due to the mobile companies being forced to reduce them, I think this time next year there will be no additional cost for Europe.
Least they charge the same for PAYG and contract.A very nasty gotcha is getting on a cross channel or north sea ferry - you're in Europe, right? Leave your roaming switched on, phone on silent in your bag.
Next thing you know your emails or whatever have been landing in your inbox and "Onwaves" or "Cellular at Sea" has gone and buttf
ked you for £6/mb. Luckily it autocaps at £50 - which takes about 20 minutes.
Next thing you know your emails or whatever have been landing in your inbox and "Onwaves" or "Cellular at Sea" has gone and buttf
ked you for £6/mb. Luckily it autocaps at £50 - which takes about 20 minutes. Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff