O2 and Virgin Mobile pledge to keep free European roaming for mobile users

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O2 and Virgin Mobile, now known as 'Virgin Media O2' since merging, have pledged to continue offering free mobile roaming in Europe. 

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O2 and Virgin Mobile pledge to keep free European roaming for mobile users


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  • williewonderwilliewonder Forumite
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    Looks like I'll be sticking with Virgin Mobile.
  • y3sitsm3y3sitsm3 Forumite
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    They also have considerably higher prices than those that don't.  Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
  • BUFFBUFF Forumite
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    y3sitsm3 said:
    They also have considerably higher prices than those that don't.  Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
    Not necessarily, I pay O2 £8/month for unlimited calls & texts & 15Gb data which I don't think is a bad deal (I also find O2 Priority offers worthwhile for me).
  • ThrugelmirThrugelmir Forumite
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    Contracts are linked to the higher RPI measure rather than the lower CPI measure.  Clever marketing hooks people in and creates positive headlines for the brand. Always pays to be cynical. Companies aren't charities. 
  • Neil49Neil49 Forumite
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    Contracts are linked to the higher RPI measure rather than the lower CPI measure.  Clever marketing hooks people in and creates positive headlines for the brand. Always pays to be cynical. Companies aren't charities. 
    The difference for most people will be a matter of pence per month (say 20p on a £10 per month contract). The offers from O2 Priority will more than offset this and nothing to lose any sleep over.

  • y3sitsm3y3sitsm3 Forumite
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    BUFF said:
    y3sitsm3 said:
    They also have considerably higher prices than those that don't.  Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
    Not necessarily, I pay O2 £8/month for unlimited calls & texts & 15Gb data which I don't think is a bad deal (I also find O2 Priority offers worthwhile for me).
    A fairly poor deal now.

    Three have more recently offered 100GB for £12.
  • Frozen_up_northFrozen_up_north Forumite
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    y3sitsm3 said:
    BUFF said:
    y3sitsm3 said:
    They also have considerably higher prices than those that don't.  Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
    Not necessarily, I pay O2 £8/month for unlimited calls & texts & 15Gb data which I don't think is a bad deal (I also find O2 Priority offers worthwhile for me).
    A fairly poor deal now.

    Three have more recently offered 100GB for £12.
    Looking for the cheapest possible SIM only deal isn't high on the priority list for everyone.

    IMO coverage, network reliability, terms and conditions, length of contract and customer service are more important than small savings per month. We switched both our phones from Three to O2 as the local Three site doesn't have battery backup and went off air for around 20 minutes every time there was a glitch in the mains. O2 in the same location has been significantly more reliable.

    Prior to covid, we spent several weeks in Europe each year and enjoyed free roaming. I am glad to see O2 are currently still offering free EU roaming, once covid settles we will again be heading to Europe and don't want the hassle of paying extra to use our phones in Europe.

  • SupatrampSupatramp Forumite
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    We have both phones with Virgin, SIM only, and very welcome news.  £10 for 10GB of data which most months rolls over to 20.  Was previously with Vodafone, local mast went down whenever we had serious rain, which in the west of Scotland is pretty regular, Virgin been pretty reliable.
    David.
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    edited 16 January 2022 at 8:25PM
    y3sitsm3 said:
    BUFF said:
    y3sitsm3 said:
    They also have considerably higher prices than those that don't.  Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
    Not necessarily, I pay O2 £8/month for unlimited calls & texts & 15Gb data which I don't think is a bad deal (I also find O2 Priority offers worthwhile for me).
    A fairly poor deal now.

    Three have more recently offered 100GB for £12.
    I don't need 100GB/month so why pay an extra £4/month (33%) for something that I don't want/need  ...? On the other hand, I value & am willing to pay a little for O2 Priority. 
    O2 has better coverage/signal where I do regularly need.
    I have always been happy with O2's customer service.

    Fwiw I have long had a Three PAYG sim (which I have mostly used for roaming in the USA because that worked out cheaper).
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