Re: Roaming Charges

nigel <bubs719-dd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
: I decided to call Cust Services to maybe sign up for one. What a rip
: off. First of all when I asked them when they would be reducing their
: roaming charges I was told they were not. Not sure what the EU will
: think about that.

You were told incorrect information! See www.orange.co.uk/go (as on the
front page of last month's Bill from Orange.

Includes the EEA (which is more generous than just the EU counties which
some other operators seem to be confining their offers to!)

Brian McIlwrath <bkm@bkmpc.bnsc.rl.ac.uk> wrote:

> nigel <bubs719-dd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> : I decided to call Cust Services to maybe sign up for one. What a rip
> : off. First of all when I asked them when they would be reducing their
> : roaming charges I was told they were not. Not sure what the EU will
> : think about that.
>
> You were told incorrect information! See www.orange.co.uk/go (as on the
> front page of last month's Bill from Orange.
>
> Includes the EEA (which is more generous than just the EU counties which
> some other operators seem to be confining their offers to!)

That's true, but companies like Tesco are already offering these rates
in EU countries- Orange is bringing in their slightly higher rates at
the end of the main holiday season.

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