MSE News: Three customer? You can now roam for free in 11 extra destinations

MSE_Luke

Three has announced that its customers will be able to use their phones at no extra cost in a further 11 places...

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'Three customer? You can now roam for free in 11 extra destinations'

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karlie88

The way the article is worded suggests that any Three customer can get this benefit - but I'm pretty sure those on Three's Essential Plan will not get this benefit (for now).

boatman

karlie88 wrote: »

The way the article is worded suggests that any Three customer can get this benefit - but I'm pretty sure those on Three's Essential Plan will not get this benefit (for now).

I'm sure you are right, as it stands its only Advanced plan customers that get the 'feel at home' countries.

Mayotte - that'll be handy......

Let's just hope it actually works, as many times you can't even get google maps to work, let alone browse..

karlie88

boatman wrote: »

I'm sure you are right, as it stands its only Advanced plan customers that get the 'feel at home' countries.

Thought so - I can see that the article has been edited now to reflect this.

d123

Mayotte is in the EU, so seems a bit strange to be announced as an Advanced Plan only free roaming area.

The extra 11 destinations are Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Vietnam and Mayotte, an overseas region of France.

All mobile phone networks have to allow customers to use their UK allowance in European Union countries, but some networks also allow customers to do so in countries outside the EU.

By means of European Council Decision 2012/419/EU (3), the European Council decided that, from 1 January 2014, the status of Mayotte will be that of an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) instead of that of an overseas country or territory (OCT) within the meaning of Article 355(2) TFEU. Union tax provisions will apply to Mayotte after this amendment of status.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:353:0005:0006:EN:PDF

In which countries does the European roaming regulation apply?
The European roaming regulation (i.e. you can call, send SMS messages and surf in other EU countries at the domestic tariff for your communications) applies in all EU countries + Iceland, Norway and Liecthenstein:

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France (includes French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Mayotte and R!union)
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Norway
Poland
Portugal (includes the Azores and Madeira)
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain (includes the Canary Islands)
Sweden
The Netherlands

http://www.bipt.be/en/consumers/faq/148-in-which-countries-does-the-european-roaming-regulation-apply

When will the Regulation apply?
The Regulation will be directly applicable in the 27 EU Member States (including outermost regions) as from 30 June 2007

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-07-251_en.htm?locale=en