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Vodafone cheap roaming offer ending soon
Book a last-minute deal of some sort, quick! 21 August 2009 13:00 GMT
Vodafone has announced that its summer cheap roaming deal is coming to an end, and that you've only got two more weekends to take advantage before the promotion finishes on 31 August.

The network says that over 2.5 million Vodafone Passport customers have taken...
O2 admits to roaming issues
More problems for O2 customers 24 July 2009 17:25 GMT
At the end of a bad week for O2, the Telefonica-owned operator has had to admit to more problems its customers are currently facing.

It appears that O2 customers abroad at the moment are experiencing a loss of service. In a statement O2 says:

"We...
Vodafone offers business roaming deal
£20 per person, per month 7 July 2009 14:50 GMT
If you're a business with employees that regularly flit around Europe, incurring vast mobile roaming bills, then you might be interested in the latest announcement from Vodafone.

For a £20 flat fee, per person, per month, Vodafone will charge you exactly what...
Vodafone offers international "Super SIMs"
"Great value when calling friends or family worldwide" 6 July 2009 10:45 GMT
Vodafone has announced what it says are the first international SIM-only deals in the UK, with the claim they give customers "great value when calling friends or family worldwide".

The new "International Super SIMs" offers international calls from 5p per minute...
Roaming charges are "untapped market", says Acision
62% of consumers have no idea what international calls cost 1 July 2009 10:09 GMT
Messaging company Acision has published research which indicates that 75% of consumers believe they're being overcharged when they use their phone abroad.

2000 phone users were surveyed in June 2009, and 62% of those admitted that they were "completely unaware"...
Vodafone reveals mobile internet roaming charges
The end to download bill horror stories? 30 June 2009 15:44 GMT
Following the news that the operator has abolished roaming charges for Vodafone "Passport" customers, Vodafone has laid out its mobile internet roaming charges for the summer, claiming much better clarity.

Both business and consumer customers travelling across...
Vodafone ditches European roaming charges
Calling the world gets cheaper too 14 May 2009 8:27 GMT
Vodafone has announced that it is abolishing roaming charges for calls made from abroad for its pay as you go and its Anytime or Your Plan customers, albeit only for the summer.

From 1 June, pay as you go and pay monthly customers can talk, text and send picture...
EU cuts cost of roaming
Charges for texts, calls and data services to "plummet" from July 22 April 2009 12:33 GMT
Texting, making and receiving calls and accessing the internet on your mobile whilst in Europe is set to become considerably cheaper as of July.

The European Parliament has voted in favour of new EU rules on SMS and data roaming, proposed by the European Commission...
EU to cap roaming data charges
Pay less to use your phone abroad 26 March 2009 15:09 GMT
If you've ever been abroad and been stung by extortionate roaming costs, this bit of news may well brighten up your summer holiday this year.

The EU has announced that the cost for making calls, sending messages and browsing the web abroad will fall from July...
Ryanair reveals in-flight mobile services pricing
Makes their sarnies look like good value 20 February 2009 16:19 GMT
Ryanair has officially launched its in-flight mobile phone service on board 20 of its primarily Dublin-based aircraft.

The first step in fitting Ryanair's entire fleet with mini mobile phone masts, the company has now revealed pricing for the services.
EU to act on roaming charges
Caps to be placed on text and internet surfing charges 28 November 2008 16:50 GMT
Controversial plans to try and cut back on the charges we Europeans have to pay when sending texts or downloading data on our mobile phones whilst "roaming" are looking set to become law.

EU Telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, has taken on the telecoms company...
EU attacks roaming charges
Calls for cost of texting abroad to be halved 15 July 2008 10:58 GMT
Early this month, a British holiday maker for a £31,500 phone bill for downloading Prison Break on his mobile phone.

The latest EU proposals won't stop this happening to another unsuspecting traveller, but they could cut down on the cost of sending texts, as...
LG gets GSMA roaming honour for KP330 and KM560
WCDMA handsets can automatically roam in 220 countries 12 February 2008 21:00 GMT
LG has announced that two of its handsets, the LG-KM560 and LG-KP330, have been selected to spearhead the GSM Association's (GSMA) Horizon Phone initiative.

These LG handsets are the first 3G models that can automatically roam in 220 countries, as they support...
AT and T intros roaming data plans for iPhone users
Flat-rate 20MB and 50MB options 3 November 2007 13:47 GMT
In response to unhappy customers getting huge roaming bills for data usage on their iPhones while abroad, AT&T has announced two new flat-rate international data plans.

The $60 Data Global Plan will give iPhone owners 50MB of data per month to browse the web,...
EU to name and shame Eurotariff dodgers
List of those tardy over the tariff will be published 31 July 2007 15:58 GMT
Last night was the deadline for all European mobile phone network operators to take the first steps in introducing the EU's compulsory Eurotariff.

The European Commission, having "faced resistance" from certain carriers has stated today that a list of non-compliant...
3 cuts roaming call costs to below the EU's Eurotariff
47% cheaper than Eurotariff 19 July 2007 8:42 GMT
3 has announced its new EU roaming rates and it should be a nice surprise for 3 customers.

After the recent EU ruling capping mobile roaming prices in Europe, 3 is slashing prices below the new EU law requirements.

From 30th August, 3 customers...
Orange announces new European call rates...
...thanks to recent EU Eurotariff legislation 16 July 2007 11:48 GMT
In move spun to make it look like a great deal for the customer, but in fact following the letter of the new laws laid down by the European Union as regards mobile phone roaming charges, Orange has today announced the launch of its new European roaming rates for consumers....
Japanese temp agency hires out robo-receptionists
"That new girl has got, like, nooo personality" 13 July 2007 10:09 GMT
People Staff Co, a Japanese temp recruitment agency has launched a unique service for its clients that aims to address the area's worker shortage.

"Rental humanoid robots" developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, are available on a hire-basis to work as receptionists...
New Euro roaming phone law comes into force tomorrow
The start of the Eurotariff roll out 29 June 2007 15:58 GMT
From tomorrow the new European law comes into force that, as the implications of the law are rolled out in varying stages up until the end of September, will significantly reduce the amount you have to pay to use your mobile phone abroad.

From the end of August...
Vodafone launches fixed fee daily tariff for roaming internet access
12 euros a day for up to 50MB data 29 June 2007 10:00 GMT
Vodafone has scrapped "per megabyte" roaming charges for a fixed fee daily tariff and is pitching the new simple tariff as a reliable and competitively-priced alternative to Wi-Fi.

From 2 July the laptop data roaming prices drops to 12 euros (excluding VAT)...
Four out of five don't know costs of using a mobile phone abroad
Roaming charges are how much? 8 May 2007 16:29 GMT
According to a survey by Truphone, a mobile internet network operator, almost four in every ten of us will still feel cheated by mobile phone roaming charges even if the EU parliament votes tomorrow to reduce them by 70%. One in eight of us say that even the dramatic reduction...
Vodafone announces new flat-rate data roaming tariff
New pricing structure coming July 16 March 2007 10:57 GMT
Using your Vodafone data card aboard is to become cheap from July following a new pricing structure announced by Vodafone.

The mobile phone operator has announced customers in Europe will be able to use their data cards when roaming abroad for a flat rate fee...
T-Mobile cuts data roaming cost for businesspeople
Rates are reduced by over half 13 February 2007 10:58 GMT
O2 isn't the only one adjusting its roaming rates today; T-Mobile have also announced changes, this time to their data rates abroad for business customers.

All business customers will have their roaming charges slashed, from £7/MB to £3/MB, from the 16th February.
O2 adds over 30 countries to My Europe roaming plan
Received calls are now free while travelling 13 February 2007 10:29 GMT
O2 has announced its expanded the number of countries where it's free to receive calls on any network.

The My Europe roaming price plan, which boasts a savings of up to 70% on standard roaming rates, is now available for UK customers in 31 European countries.