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New EU Directive on Roaming

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  • #32
    Leeside
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭Leeside


    Davy wrote: »
    The €1 applies from network to network, thats the max they can charge each other. The plan is to half this to 50cent next year.

    Can you clarify that a little further. If for example, I connect to say the Movistar network in Spain and download 1MB of data, it looks like I will be charged €10.24 by Meteor. From what you say, Movistar will bill Meteor €1 for the web connection and Meteor will pocket the rest.. Is this correct.

    But surely, the purpose of the EU directive is consumer protection and not a method to ensure that your mobile service provider gets to keep a higher percentage of your bill.


  • #33
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Leeside wrote: »
    Can you clarify that a little further. If for example, I connect to say the Movistar network in Spain and download 1MB of data, it looks like I will be charged €10.24 by Meteor. From what you say, Movistar will bill Meteor €1 for the web connection and Meteor will pocket the rest.. Is this correct.

    But surely, the purpose of the EU directive is consumer protection and not a method to ensure that your mobile service provider gets to keep a higher percentage of your bill.

    Yes, your correct. Its easier to police calls and texts, data infrastructure isn't at the same level and not used as much yet. In time as things improve this will drop drastically. They are probably making more on this when they can, and making less on other tariffs.


  • #34
    sharkman
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭sharkman


    Not in place with O2 yet , I just got charged €36 for 4.2MB .:eek:


  • #35
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    sharkman wrote: »
    Not in place with O2 yet , I just got charged €36 for 4.2MB .:eek:

    Data should be €4.98 a MB. So €36 is wrong. Have you checked if anything else is included in the price?


  • #36
    sharkman
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭sharkman


    Davy wrote: »
    Data should be €4.98 a MB. So €36 is wrong. Have you checked if anything else is included in the price?

    Just placed a call with O2 (nearly flipped) after I saw roaming data 11.51MB €97.85 before vat . They will get back to me in a day or two . Dont know what my iPhone was up to in the North . :(


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