Vodafone Abolishes Roaming Charges for Summer

marbleheadj

From June 1, pay as you go and pay monthly consumer customers can talk, text and send picture messages from over 35 countries across Europe this summer for the same price as at home

http://www.vodafone.com/start/media_relations/news/local_press_releases/uk_press_releases/2007/summer_roaming.html

Countries included in the Vodafone Passport summer promotion: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroes, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Vatican City, New Zealand, Australia.

m00head

More information here:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/14/vodafone_roaming/

Does this include the same call charges if you are on Vodafone Family? i.e. free calls between 4 or 6 people in your group? I'm guessing it won't...

Also, I received the following text message yesterday:

On 1 July the price to access the internet on your mobile or through your mobile broadband whilst abroad will change. For full details call 40079 free.

dazzaofdagenham

Ok i'll be in spain soon....is the whole of spain or just depending on what network your phone has picked up ?

darren

m00head

The Vodafone website has been updated today with the following information:

Roaming
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/roaming

Vodafone Passport
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/passport

Roaming costs
http://www.abroad.vodafone.co.uk/index.cfm

Roaming information
http://www.abroad.vodafone.co.uk/index.cfm?do=abroad.home

dazzaofdagenham wrote: »

Ok i'll be in spain soon....is the whole of spain or just depending on what network your phone has picked up ?

darren

According to this page, Vodafone Spain, Telefonica, and Amena operators are all Vodafone Passport networks.

marbleheadj

Can't use Family but you can use the new Freedom Packs!

asperger

lets hope the rest follow suit and do the same

john0612

asperger wrote: »

lets hope the rest follow suit and do the same

you'd think their hand would be forced to do so , but you never know.

5limJim

marbleheadj wrote: »

Can't use Family but you can use the new Freedom Packs!

so that wouldnt work if I was on Vodafone Family, and I was ringing a friend who was on VDF in France?

It does look a good deal, my friend is going to work in France for a few months, so I recommended her signing up to one of Vodafones Sim-Only deals on a 30day rolling contract, meaning she could call and text home without any additional charges.

Am assuming this doesnt include calls made to anyone she might ring actually based in France though?

little_ianto

As I understand it, you can call a mobile and landline in the UK and a landline and a mobile of the country you are in at no additional cost.

5limJim

little_ianto wrote: »

As I understand it, you can call a mobile and landline in the UK and a landline and a mobile of the country you are in at no additional cost.

thanks, confirmed it on their site