roaming charges

[chrisp_1927]

Re: roaming charges

The scrapping of roaming charges was one of the relatively few things the EU got right. Seems poor from the UK government to allow the phone companies to row back on this.
Surely we could have updated UK law to include this protection against roaming fees

[blue matt]

Re: roaming charges

when we say its roaming charges, its not like the old days with silly costs

its £2 a day to have roaming ( as you were in the UK with your home allowances / costs etc )

So a 7 day break to Europe, would cost you a extra £14 to use your phone as you would at home

[az city]

Re: roaming charges

The scrapping of roaming charges was one of the relatively few things the EU got right. Seems poor from the UK government to allow the phone companies to row back on this.
Surely we could have updated UK law to include this protection against roaming fees

You surely are not serious? One of the few things? Literally, OMG.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: roaming charges

The scrapping of roaming charges was one of the relatively few things the EU got right. Seems poor from the UK government to allow the phone companies to row back on this.
Surely we could have updated UK law to include this protection against roaming fees

Perhaps you can explain how the UK government can tell phone companies to keep scrapping roaming charges when we are no longer in the EU?

[Optimistic Nick]

Re: roaming charges

Perhaps you can explain how the UK government can tell phone companies to keep scrapping roaming charges when we are no longer in the EU?

By legislating. Hope this helps.

[chrisp_1927]

Re: roaming charges

You surely are not serious? One of the few things? Literally, OMG.

It's like being at a lib dem meeting !

[az city]

Re: roaming charges

It's like being at a lib dem meeting !

Have a gander at this:

https://what-europe-does-for-me.eu/en/portal

Quite a lot of admirable things on there, no?

Tell me what Westminster has done for Wales in the last 1,000 years?

[chrisp_1927]

Re: roaming charges

Perhaps you can explain how the UK government can tell phone companies to keep scrapping roaming charges when we are no longer in the EU?

By updating UK law was my suggestion. It appears that has been done in terms of limiting roaming charges to £45 a month, seems like quite a high figure to me.



The other option of course, would have been for both sets of negotiators to look after their citizens and include it in the trade deal.

[life on mars]

Re: roaming charges

when we say its roaming charges, its not like the old days with silly costs

its £2 a day to have roaming ( as you were in the UK with your home allowances / costs etc )

So a 7 day break to Europe, would cost you a extra £14 to use your phone as you would at home

Isn't it a tenner for 30 days as well , which seems very reasonable ??

Back in the old day wi fi wasn't as far reaching as it is now abroad , or any good, I'm guessing whatt's App via wi fit will be used more to avoid roaming costs and other free sites ?

There is not evidence this wouldn't have happened anyway via discreet increase in monthly plans anyway , those costs were just not exposed as a standalone charge they were sucked into monthly traffic increases.

Its for new customers and perhaps renewals , it would only take one of the operators to brake ranks and not charge and we could see a bidding war .

If the roaming costs were really channelled back in to improving infrastructures within the UK including 5g masts most would accept the £2 , just a beer less a day out of 15

[splott parker]

Re: roaming charges

Isn't it a tenner for 30 days as well , which seems very reasonable ??

Back in the old day wi fi wasn't as far reaching as it is now abroad , or any good, I'm guessing whatt's App via wi fit will be used more to avoid roaming costs and other free sites ?

There is not evidence this wouldn't have happened anyway via discreet increase in monthly plans anyway , those costs were just not exposed as a standalone charge they were sucked into monthly traffic increases.

Its for new customers and perhaps renewals , it would only take one of the operators to brake ranks and not charge and we could see a bidding war .

If the roaming costs were really channelled back in to improving infrastructures within the UK including 5g masts most would accept the £2 , just a beer less a day out of 15

Brake ranks! That’ll stop it

[Shrewsbury Blue]

Re: roaming charges

It seems likely that the other operators will very quickly follow suit

All of them have said they have no intentions of following suit but presumably as a moaning remainer you interpret having no intentions of following suit to mean will quickly follow suit.

[Rjk]

Re: roaming charges

All of them have said they have no intentions of following suit but presumably as a moaning remainer you interpret having no intentions of following suit to mean will quickly follow suit.

Ok lets see how it plays out.

[IanD]

Re: roaming charges

when we say its roaming charges, its not like the old days with silly costs

its £2 a day to have roaming ( as you were in the UK with your home allowances / costs etc )

So a 7 day break to Europe, would cost you a extra £14 to use your phone as you would at home

£112 for a family of four users for a fortnight. That's cheap.

[Optimistic Nick]

Re: roaming charges

£112 for a family of four users for a fortnight. That's cheap.

I'm not really sure there is any point in arguing about the quantum. Obviously, any amount is worse than the previous position for Brits.

[Rjk]

Re: roaming charges

I'm not really sure there is any point in arguing about the quantum. Obviously, any amount is worse than the previous position for Brits.

I would be pretty pissed off to have a £112 bill for roaming charges suddenly hit at the end of a holiday