O2 introduce Free Incoming Calls whilst roaming abroad.

hurrah

O2 have introduced free incoming calls with its new roaming service My Europe Extra. It will cover 31 countries and the service will charge a flat rate of 25p per minute when making calls back to the UK when within Europe. Their is a cap of 1000 minutes per month which applies to calls both made and received. Calls in excess of this cap will constitute abuse.

Can be used by res,biz,and payg users.


The relevant t&C for Residential,Business, and Payg can be found here:

http://www.o2.co.uk/termsconditions/tariffsandboltons0153

Article about it here.http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/content/15720.asp?men=1&sub=6

redux

yes, I've posted it here 4 times already

see the roaming article discussion thread

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=4265338&postcount=78

Maybe MobileToday should change its name, as this was actually launched on 1st February


It may not interest us directly, but O2 Germany has launched something similar, though not with quite as many countries.

Given 3 Like Home, and some new roaming deals from other networks abroad, maybe roaming charges are in flux at last

eagleeye

But o2 has started charging for voice mail even if we don't listen in other countries.At present i'm in india and o2 has advised me to deactivate the voice mail otherwise i will be billed about 1.98 gbp whether i listen to messages or not.The good thing i can still sent the text back to uk.OK guys let me enjoy holidays!!

pigeonpie

It costs £10 to set up your 25p a min calls or texts and free to receive.
You'd have to make and get a lot of calls while in the EU to make it worthwhile, non?