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Using your mobile in southern ireland

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scotty1971
scotty1971 Posts: 1,732 Forumite
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Can you make calls from southern ireland to uk with your mobile at no extra cost.i'm on tesco mobile?

thanks
Scott

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  • Tony5101
    Tony5101 Posts: 1,589 Forumite
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    Short answer. No.
    Only 3 in the UK (afaik) will allow free roaming from Ireland back to the UK.
  • ballyblack
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    Tesco Roaming mobile charges in Ireland are

    18p a minute to make a call

    only 4p to receive

    So get the Uk mobile caller to ring you back, sometimes not practical but much cheaper
  • System
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    Sainsburys and some EE plans offer free roaming in the ROI
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,135 Forumite
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    edited 19 June 2015 at 9:26AM
    some EE plans offer free roaming

    Are you sure its really free?

    Do you not have to be on an extra plan i.e. EE extra


    Anyway I was with EE and had terrible & expensive service. Now with Tesco (same as the original poster) and staying there!


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  • System
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    Some plans?!

    ballyblack wrote: »
    Are you sure its really free?

    Do you not have to be on an extra plan i.e. EE extra

    Anyway I was with EE and had terrible & expensive service. Now with Tesco (same as the original poster) and staying there!
    .
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  • ballyblack
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    But they are more expensive than a basic Tesco plan!

    So its 4p a minute to receive a call whilst roaming on Tesco. Still cheaper than EE crap extras! Unless you are living in Ireland full time?
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