Mobile call rates from abroad set to fall
| June 20, 2006 | Posted by admin under Travel News |
At long last the cost of making mobile calls from abroad is set to fall. Vodafone, T-mobile and Orange have launched a price war over their ‘roaming charges’.
Vodafone’s International CallSaver scheme saves upto 60% off calls made when abroad. T-mobile have announced a new flat rate of 55p per minute in 29 European countries and North America from 1st June.
Orange are due to cut their costs by 25% and O2 is also expected to announce new charges in the next few weeks.
These changes are due to a recent damning report from the European Commission which accuses the mobile phone industry of charging travellers exorbitant rates. The EC is planning new rules that will scrap international roaming charges.
Current roaming charges:
Vodafone:
Vodafone charges users at least 75p a minute to make calls to the UK from most European Union countries. Calls from Ireland to the UK cost at least 60p a minute.
O2:
Mobile phone users are charged 85p a minute for calls between most EU destinations, including the UK. Calls from Ireland to the UK cost 50p a minute. O2 also offers bolt-on packages enabling regular users to pay less per minute.
Orange:
Calls made abroad to other European countries cost between 70p and £1.10 a minute.
Receiving a call costs between 30p and 55p a minute. Making a call from Ireland to the UK costs 40p a minute.
T-Mobile:
Users are charged 75p a minute for calls made from outside the UK but inside Europe to other EU destinations. Calls between Ireland and the UK are charged at 50p a minute. The company also offers packages for regular users.T-Mobile will now charge 55p per minute for mobile phone users calling home, whether in Europe or North America.
All charges based on ‘pay monthly’ contracts
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