Vodafone Abolishes Roaming Charges for Summer
courtesy of MSE, marbleheadJ
From June 1, pay as you go and pay monthly consumer customers can talk, text and send picture messages from over 35 countries across Europe this summer for the same price as at home
http://www.vodafone.com/start/media_...r_roaming.html
Available in these countries:
Countries included in the Vodafone Passport summer promotion: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroes, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Vatican City, New Zealand, Australia.
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All Comments (138)
Jump to unread Post a CommentHopefully the other networks will follow suit
Vodafone have a network in New Zealand so thats probably why as they can just use their own network.
Agreed! :x Will that mean it will come out of your free allowance? Yes according to quote from the give link.
Lets see if O2 follow or better it :)
update:
will free minutes and texts work? or will it charge you, but just the standard rate?
Just seen this so free minutes/texts can be used if you are on a pay monthly package :thumbsup::
'From 1 June to the end of August, Vodafone Pay as you Go and Pay Monthly customers will be able to call, text and send picture messages to friends and family back home from over 35 countries knowing that it will cost exactly the same as if they were in the UK. For example, a customer on a plan with 600 minutes and unlimited texts who opts in to Vodafone Passport would use these minutes and texts when they are on holiday with no extra charges.'
Ireland is part of the UK :whistling:
'From 1 June to the end of August, Vodafone Pay as you Go and Pay Monthly customers will be able to call, text and send picture messages to friends and family back home from over 35 countries knowing that it will cost exactly the same as if they were in the UK. For example, a customer on a plan with 600 minutes and unlimited texts who opts in to Vodafone Passport would use these minutes and texts when they are on holiday with no extra charges.'
Vodafone passport costs 75p per call tho?
will free minutes and texts work? or will it charge you, but just the standard rate?
Found this info on theregister so looks good:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/14/vodafone_roaming/
So a punter in France phoning a local hotel gets to use his bundled minutes, which are also used for calls home and even calls to a mate's mobile - and if his mate is on Vodafone too then there'll be no charge to receive the call, even if his mate is in France with him.
Said punter can also happily leave his phone on, in the knowledge that he won't have to pay for incoming calls or messages. The only time he'll pay proper rates is when calling a third country, when the international rate still applies even if he's calling to find out why his mate has wandered into Germany.
eh? this in 1800's
Also, stop complaining you lot - its a change for the better. Now it means other operators will be looking
Heat added for the find, hopefully all of the other main networks will follow suit.
Just one last thing, why you would want to stay in touch with home is beyond me, isn't that the point of going on holiday, to get away. ;)