Ireland

dazzaofdagenham

going on a touring trip of IRELAND soon...

Does southern ireland still count as a roaming call like it did a few years ago ?


darren ( Orange network )

mrochester

Well yes, it's a different country, so international calling rates apply.

dazzaofdagenham

International rates....Im only calling the UK !!

think a PAYG chip might be called for

Darren

ivinsp

o2 payg offer an ireland bolt on for £1.99

calls received while in ROI are foc and ringing the UK is standard rate

http://www.o2international.co.uk/callingfromoverseas/Irelandbolton.aspx#payandgo

mrochester

dazzaofdagenham wrote: »

International rates....Im only calling the UK !!

think a PAYG chip might be called for

Darren

You'd expect to pay international rates if you were calling from France, so why do you think Ireland is any different?!

Money_Grabber13579

mrochester wrote: »

You'd expect to pay international rates if you were calling from France, so why do you think Ireland is any different?!

Because it's not part of the UK! It's a foreign country, therefore you pay foreign rates! The problem with that is that people who live near the border, often stray onto the foreign tariff and get charged a fortune!

dazzaofdagenham

mrochester wrote: »

You'd expect to pay international rates if you were calling from France, so why do you think Ireland is any different?!

I'm not moaning or anything...Just wanted to clarify what the situation was.

Now that i know Ireland is a foreign country ?..i will take steps to reduce my bill whilst i am out that way.

Seems a bit strange that when i was in Belfast about a year ago...calls back to the UK came out of my bundle allowance.

Darren

Money_Grabber13579

dazzaofdagenham wrote: »

I'm not moaning or anything...Just wanted to clarify what the situation was.

Now that i know Ireland is a foreign country ?..i will take steps to reduce my bill whilst i am out that way.

Seems a bit strange that when i was in Belfast about a year ago...calls back to the UK came out of my bundle allowance.

Darren

That's because Belfast is not in a foreign country! It's part of Northern Ireland, and hence part of the UK!

dazzaofdagenham

Hardly a major diference is it ? Northern Ireland / southern Ireland..

Looking at some of the network charges for calling / receiving calls
whilst in southern ireland you would think i was calling Australia...

Never mind.....

Thanks

Money_Grabber13579

dazzaofdagenham wrote: »

Hardly a major diference is it ? Northern Ireland / southern Ireland..

Looking at some of the network charges for calling / receiving calls
whilst in southern ireland you would think i was calling Australia...

Never mind.....

Thanks

Yea you'd think with the costs of maintaining the 2 systems, it's be cheaper to roll it all into 1 big company (UK & Ireland) and charge all the same price! I suppose ROI operates in Euros though, so that might create a bit of a difficulty....

mrochester

dazzaofdagenham wrote: »

Hardly a major diference is it ? Northern Ireland / southern Ireland..

Looking at some of the network charges for calling / receiving calls
whilst in southern ireland you would think i was calling Australia...

Never mind.....

Thanks

Except they're 2 different countries, so quite a big difference!