Welsh Liberal Democrat European candidate, Alec Dauncey, has welcomed the coming into force of new EU caps on mobile
phone roaming fees this week, which will reduce the cost of data roaming by over a third and further reduce the cost of making calls and sending messages when visiting another EU country.
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«They are paying early termination
fees in order to get customers to switch, and everyone followed, so if you look at the major changes that have occurred in the industry, from payment plans (to) turning off termination
fees, no contracts, getting rid of
roaming (charges), it's a longer list of things that are precipitated by them doing it first,» he told CNBC by
phone.
(And in the few countries that do have CDMA, you'll usually be stuck paying high international
roaming fees, whereas with a GSM
phone you can easily swap in a local prepaid sim card.)
One company, called Revol offers prepaid cell
phone plans that come with unlimited minutes, both locally and nationwide and includes unlimited text messaging with no
roaming charges and no activation
fees starting at $ 35 a month.
Whether you're using your cell
phone for checking email, surfing the web, getting GPS directions, or even making actual
phone calls, it's important to pay attention to
roaming fees when you travel.
Trips like these can add up quickly, so in addition to normal travel costs (like flights, food and hotel accommodations), you'll need to consider currency exchange rates, foreign transaction
fees on credit cards,
roaming charges on your
phone, whether you need certain immunizations before entering your destination country and international departure
fees (if you're flying).
You'll also find an Android hand
phone to use while you are in Hong Kong — so you don't have to pay
roaming fees or get local service for your visit!
With a
phone call and a small
fee of about $ 5 you can get a tour of Israel's indigenous animals as they
roam freely around the zoo.
You may be able to contact your carrier and disable
roaming entirely — your
phone's data, voice, and text messages won't work outside the country, but you won't be at risk of incurring
roaming fees.
If you know you'll be
roaming and using your
phone, you'll often save money by purchasing a
roaming pass ahead of time instead of paying the
fees afterwards.
The next, and final phase of this change takes place on June 15, 2017, when
roaming charges for voice, text, and data will be banished across EU nations — no matter where European smartphone owners use their
phones across member countries, they'll pay the same connectivity
fees as if they were back at home.
Be aware of
roaming fees or you may become the next person on the news with a bill for $ 22,000 or more because you dared to use your
phone's data connection outside the country.
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Roam Like Home and Easy
Roam, a daily
fee is charged only when the customer activates his or her
phone on a US network; if the
phone travels but stays in Airplane mode and connects only to WiFi, it won't be charged.