Travellers to benefit from reduced mobile phone charges

Run_to_da_hills

She is one nice looking traveller.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7866195/Travellers-to-benefit-from-reduced-mobile-phone-charges.html

Indubitable

I hate misleading titles. They are getting more and more common.

easyeason3

I can't smell campfire off the pic so therefore she is not a Traveller.

mikemac

OP, you added the title just to get an effect.
Well it worked on me but not impressed

A new maximum charge of 32p per minute, down from 35p, will apply to all calls made while travelling within the European Union, while mobile phone operators are now obliged to place a €50 (£41.50) cap on all data roaming charges, unless specifically requested not to do so by the customer.

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A mobile phone user’s network must now send a warning to the customer if they approach the data-roaming cap, and automatically cut the mobile phone’s internet connection if the cap is reached. While the cost of downloading data remains the same, the change should prevent travellers unwittingly running up huge bills for using the internet.
The charge for receiving calls while abroad has also been cut, to a maximum of 12.5p per minute, down from 15.5p.
The changes follow repeated calls by the European Commission for mobile phone networks to reduce their charges, and frequent reports of holidaymakers returning home to discover mobile phone bills totalling hundreds, or even thousands of pounds.
“Mobile phone companies were given ample opportunity to act on the cost of using phones in another EU country,” said Labour MEP Arlene McCarthy, who steered the law through the European Parliament. “In the end it has taken EU action on every issue - calling, texting and now data roaming - to bring prices down.”
However, about 60 per cent of Britons still believe the data-roaming cap should be lowered, according to a survey by the accommodation website Budgetplaces.com.
“The EU roaming cap is a positive step to prevent enormous bills on returning from abroad,” said a Budgetplaces.com spokesperson. “But ourresearch shows that UK travellers believe that the €50 cap is still too high.”

KittyeeTrix

OP had better run to da hills right now cos I'm sooooooo mad at the misleading title:mad:

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

kingofthe3rdyrs wrote: »

I hate misleading titles. They are getting more and more common.

fluffyorganic1 wrote: »

OP had better run to da hills right now cos I'm sooooooo mad at the misleading title:mad:

The op quoted the exact words from the newspaper. Not his fault ye percieved it differently

mikom

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Travellers to benefit from reduced mobile phone charges

And what about the roamany gypsies.......

The_Minister

Dirty bastards, getting cheaper roaming charges from the government, while getting loads from selling petrol...






...at a local gas station to raise money for their holiday.

KittyeeTrix

Wayne Refined Soda wrote: »

The op quoted the exact words from the newspaper. Not his fault ye percieved it differently

Ah well then.....my sincerest apologies OP:rolleyes:

karlog

I had a very angry post all lined up in response to that title but it's useless now.

It's just as well. Travelers get enough benefits they don't deserve as it is.

K-9

mikom wrote: »

And what about the roamany gypsies.......

I can't remove my Thanks! That's just painful.

kingofthe3rdyrs

kingofthe3rdyrs wrote: »

I hate misleading titles. They are getting more and more common.

Misleading? Explain..

Overheal

Wireless companies are a pet peeve of mine. I relish any time they are taken down a peg.

Cos I mean ****, you go to Canada and check your email? $11,000 please, Adam Savage of Mythbusters.

They abuse their position in the market(s).

doctorwu

02 are increasing their charges for pay as you go from 5c to 9c for initating calls 80% increase. Giveth with one hand taketh away with the other.

starbelgrade

doctorwu wrote: »

02 are increasing their charges for pay as you go from 5c to 9c for initating calls 80% increase. Giveth with one hand taketh away with the other.

Just change to Tesco mobile... cheaper calls & the same coverage as they use the O2 network.

KittyeeTrix

I'm sure there's a mobile tariffs thready forumy place somewhere else on boards

Aw feck it, never mind me.............me thinks it's time for bed!!!:D

Run_to_da_hills

doctorwu wrote: »

02 are increasing their charges for pay as you go from 5c to 9c for imitating calls 80% increase. Giveth with one hand taketh away with the other.

O2 can expect a mass exodus.

They are breaching the terms & conditions of their customers contracts.

Anyone on any O2 plan can leave them with out penalties applied even if they recently got an I phone out of the contract.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055958401

AckwelFoley

Misleading thread title is misleading

You have the death on a traveller on your conscience..

Having seen the title i went into a rage and went out and stabbed a traveller without even reading the thread..

then came home and read the tthread.. now there are 23 kids without a father

Your fault.. shame on you

jordan..

140 million givin in social welfare benefits in 2008 to travellers. 75% of adult male travellers unemployed. but yet when it comes to sign on day he arrives in a landcruiser! open your mouth and your a racist! they have their dirty little hands in every scam going, and you would be a fool to disagree!

mikom

jordan.. wrote: »

140 million givin in social welfare benefits in 2008 to travellers. 75% of adult male travellers unemployed. but yet when it comes to sign on day he arrives in a landcruiser! open your mouth and your a racist! they have their dirty little hands in every scam going, and you would be a fool to disagree!

How are they on reading complete threads?

My name is URL

I guessed it was about roaming charges before clicking on the thread.. don't see how it could be misleading unless you're predisposed to interpreting the word traveler as itinerant

AckwelFoley

My name is URL wrote: »

I guessed it was about roaming charges before clicking on the thread.. don't see how it could be misleading unless you're predisposed to interpreting the word traveler as itinerant

Im from Athlone

ejmaztec

snyper wrote: »

Misleading thread title is misleading

You have the death on a traveller on your conscience..

Having seen the title i went into a rage and went out and stabbed a traveller without even reading the thread..

then came home and read the tthread.. now there are 23 kids without a father

Your fault.. shame on you

At least he won't be getting huge mobile bills now, so you've done him a huge favour.

Run_to_da_hills

My name is URL wrote: »

I guessed it was about roaming charges before clicking on the thread.. don't see how it could be misleading unless you're predisposed to interpreting the word traveler as itinerant

Its a UK tabloid, I dont think itinerants are called travellers in the UK.

ejmaztec

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Its a UK tabloid, I dont think itinerants are called travellers in the UK.

I think they do call them travellers if they happen to be Irish, but Gypsies if they're not.

brummytom

ejmaztec wrote: »

I think they do call them travellers if they happen to be Irish, but Gypsies if they're not.

I don't think the media here could giving a flying fuck if they're irish; they always seem to be called Gypsies on the news

Run_to_da_hills

brummytom wrote: »

I don't think the media here could giving a flying fuck if they're irish; they always seem to be called Gypsies on the news

The UK derogatory term for them is pik*es in the UK

Our man in Havana

doctorwu wrote: »

02 are increasing their charges for pay as you go from 5c to 9c for initating calls 80% increase. Giveth with one hand taketh away with the other.

Only the minimum charge is increasing and not the cost per minute.

starbelgrade wrote: »

Just change to Tesco mobile... cheaper calls & the same coverage as they use the O2 network.

Tesco have a 20 cent minimum charge, hardly competitive now.

billy the squid

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Its a UK tabloid, I dont think itinerants are called travellers in the UK.

And are only referred to as itinerants by those who wish to demean them.

peasant

mikom wrote: »

And what about the roamany gypsies.......

only applies to roaming gypsies

billy the squid

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

The UK derogatory term for them is pik*es in the UK

Was he asking for the derogatory term or were just looking for an excuse to use it?

ejmaztec

Haddockman wrote: »

Tesco have a 20 cent minimum charge, hardly competitive now.

Ah, but when you get double the credit each time you top up, it's really halved. I ditched O2 for Tesco a couple of weeks ago, and I've already saved millions of Euro. I did keep my old O2 number, to avoid embarassment though.:P

starbelgrade

Haddockman wrote: »

Tesco have a 20 cent minimum charge, hardly competitive now.

That depends on when & how you use your phone. I make most of my calls during the daytime to landlines, mon-fri & according to callcosts.ie, they are at least €30 per month cheaper than the next cheapest provider - 3Pay, and over €70 cheaper than Vodaphone.

This calculation does however, take into account the "free" credit, which brings the calls down to 10c per minute.