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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Jump to unread Post a CommentActually, no it isn't. UK is short for 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. The Republic of Ireland is a separate country.
sorry meant rep of ireland.
Ireland is quite clearly there if u look
It's called the republic of Ireland and it is not part of the UK.. although Northern Ireland is part of the UK...
Ireland was once part of the UK, just Like Pakistan and Bangladesh were once part of India!
Hopefully the other networks will follow suit
yes 3 has abolished FREE roaming on their "3 like home service" from 1st july
you have been warned!
And the official press statement from vodafone is no clearer, it just says:
I note there's nothing mentioned about Data charges. If its all so great that Vodafone can 'partner up' with its operations in other countries then what's stopping them from doing the same for data charges? Oh, money. yeah.
Passport was a rubbish system anyway. Sure, it may have saved you money if you were going to have a 30 minute phone conversation using your UK minutes to a number back home but if you were simply calling your mate in the same country to arrange to meet at a certain time and the whole conversation lasts like 20 seconds then you would have been better not having passport and being charged the nominal 35p (standard euro per min rate) for the call - rather than the 75p connection charge automatically billed on connection. So my week abroad a few weeks back where I made 10 quick calls to my matesthat should have cost me £3.50, actually ended up costing me £7.50 - thanks Vodafone.
So, can anyone clarify. Does this actually mean no extra charges for Making & Recieving calls/texts to your home country and in the same country or not?
Cheers
hot tho
No its not :whistling:
With this I'd be able to get an UK-based contract and be contactable from an UK mobile number for no extra cost, right?
What does it cost to call 0870/0845s from Vodaphones nowadays?
With this I'd be able to get an UK-based contract and be contactable from an UK mobile number for no extra cost, right?
What does it cost to call 0870/0845s from Vodaphones nowadays?
Dont get a contract as this is a limited offer - just for the summer.
Vodafone UK Abolishes Roaming Charges for Summer and Permanently Cuts the Price Of Calling Abroad from the UK
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[*]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
[*]From May 15, calls from the UK to friends and family overseas from as little as 5 pence per minute
[*]Businesses also benefit from cost savings on roaming
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Vodafone UK is abolishing roaming charges this summer and bringing in great value prices for international calls, making it easier for customers to phone home while abroad and make calls abroad from the UK. There are cost savings for business customers too.
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.
Existing Vodafone Passport customers automatically benefit from the three month promotion. From May 15, customers who don’t currently use Vodafone Passport can sign up for free by texting the word ‘Passport’ to 97888 if they pay monthly or to 2345 if they use Pay as you go , or they can visit vodafone.co.uk/roaming.
In addition, from May 15, Vodafone Pay as you go customers on the Simply tariff, will find that calls they make from the UK to friends and family overseas will be even better value. International calls will cost from as little as 5p per minute to both landlines and mobiles. Customers can opt in to the new Vodafone International call plan by calling 36888 or texting the word ‘international’ to 2345 from their handset, visiting vodafone.co.uk/international or speaking to an adviser in one of Vodafone’s 400 stores.
“These are two great value offers for our customers this summer. With our Vodafone Passport promotion you can sit on the beach with your phone switched on knowing you can take and make a call just as you would if you were in your back garden,” says Ian Shepherd consumer director for Vodafone UK. “Vodafone International is good news for the millions of UK pay as you go customers as they can now make calls to family and friends around the world from just 5p.”
Reducing the cost of roaming for businesses
Vodafone UK business customers on Anytime or Your Plan price plans will also benefit from the same three month Vodafone Passport promotion from June 1. Customers on these plans and already on Vodafone Passport will automatically qualify for the promotion. Non Vodafone Passport customers can opt in by calling their account manager or visiting [url]www.vodafone.co.uk/businessroaming[/url] for further information.
Notes to editors:
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.
Vodafone Passport promotion does not include mobile internet.
thats not a reason to vote cold! most people go away during the summer, and this offer will make it cheaper to stay in contact with home.
Er, yes it it :roll: Northern Ireland quite clearly part of the UK.
Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK but is on the list.
Anyway looks a good deal to me and better than any other network is offering so clearly very hot!
Vodafone UK Abolishes Roaming Charges for Summer and Permanently Cuts the Price Of Calling Abroad from the UK
The 5p for calling abroad is not only for the summer. It is Permanent!
Mobile companies will soon have to abolish roaming due to UE decisions
http://www.abroad.vodafone.co.uk/roaming/