Brexit Thread 3 - Project Reality

Taking back control

Of our ability to charge customers because they left the country.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57595913

EE shamelessly going a step further than o2. Although no extra charges for use in the Republic of Ireland.

Mobile operator EE will charge new customers extra to use their mobile phones in Europe from January.
Those joining or upgrading from 7 July 2021 will be charged £2 a day to use their allowances in 47 European destinations from January 2022.
EE previously said it had no plans to reintroduce roaming charges in Europe.
It is the first UK operator to reintroduce the charges since the Brexit trade deal was signed at the end of December.
Since 2017, mobile networks in EU countries have not been allowed to charge customers extra to use their phones in other EU countries.
There are some "fair use" limits, for example, you cannot get a mobile phone contract from Romania and then use it all year round in Italy.
In January 2021, EE, O2, Three and Vodafone all stated they had no plans to reintroduce roaming charges, despite Brexit giving them the option to do so.
EE said on Thursday that introducing the charges would "support investment into our UK based customer service and leading UK network".
However, it will not charge UK customers extra to use their phones in the Republic of Ireland.
Customers travelling to the 47 affected countries will be able to buy 30-day passes to use their home tariff abroad. The cost of those will depend on which tariff customers are on.
'Fair use'
On Wednesday, it was reported that O2 was going to reintroduce roaming charges.
However, it is merely adding a "fair use" data cap of 25GB a month and will not charge customers more to use their phones in the EU.
Fair use limits are normal and were allowed when the UK was still part of the EU. From next month, Three will be reducing its fair use limit from 20GB a month to 12GB.
The UK's trade deal with the EU says that both sides will encourage operators to have "transparent and reasonable rates" for roaming, but it did not ban charges.
The government's guidelines encouraged people traveling in Europe to check with their mobile operators to find out about any roaming charges.

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57595913

EE shamelessly going a step further than o2. Pathetic.

Now one has done it, they all will

They were all just waiting for the first company to instigate a charge. I'd expect more to follow.

Rex Kramer wrote:They were all just waiting for the first company to instigate a charge. I'd expect more to follow.

Three will be the interesting ones to watch as they removed roaming charges before the EU brought the measures in.

I’m hoping Vodafone doesn’t follow suit as I am currently with them. Totally expecting them to go one further and go for the charge option though :lol:

So predictable.

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:Disgraceful. There are zero extra costs to O2 for a UK customer using their phones on the EU.

Doesn't that depend on what the local providers charge O2, which is no longer bound by EU regulation?

We took our country back!!!*

*charges may apply.

lmfao what a joke.

Jokes on them, we can't go overseas anyway.

Tomous wrote:
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:Disgraceful. There are zero extra costs to O2 for a UK customer using their phones on the EU.

Doesn't that depend on what the local providers charge O2, which is no longer bound by EU regulation?

From what I've read all our major providers own their own networks through Europe so there is no extra cost involved. Neither the EU or the UK charge foreign operators for using phones in their countries.

Page 1 of the original Brexit thread :lol:

Herdanos wrote:Page 1 of the original Brexit thread

I don't know, Frank was spot on here.

Subject: Brexit

Frank wrote:The EU is the reason behind that dreadful little "this website uses cookies are you okay with that" pop-up warning on EVERY WEBSITE.

I can't forgive them for that.

and we still get it on every website

Subject: Brexit

Drumstick wrote:I believe that the majority of people that wish to leave only want to do so for ignorant, xenophobic and other selfish reasons, rather than having any rationale relating to trading, economies or what may or may not be best for the UK.

Looks like I was spot on.

Frank wrote:and we still get it on every website

https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/

Problem solved.

Drumstick wrote:
Frank wrote:and we still get it on every website

https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/

Problem solved.

Yeah, I've got it set up on my PC but every now and then I'll be using someone else's computer and get reminded that we still haven't seen any benefits of Brexit all these years later :dread:

I wonder if Laga wishes he had just accepted the Euro.

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