Vodafone will recharge UK customers who use mobile phones in the UK Europe, Although Britain’s largest mobile company has previously stated that they will not recover roaming costs after Brexit.
Vodafone said that new and upgraded customers need to pay up to £2 a day to use their monthly allowances for data, calls and text messages in continental Europe.
The company follows in the footsteps of BT’s EE After it made a similar announcement in June, Said these allegations will take effect from next year.
Ernest Doku, a mobile expert at Uswitch.com, said: “The reintroduction of roaming fees means that consumers are paying for the data and minutes they have already paid for.” “This disappoints consumers. Because the risk of free roaming will soon become a distant memory of British residents. Try to use Wi-Fi in hotels and cafes when you are on vacation.”
O2 stated that if a customer uses more than 25GB of data within a month, it will charge an additional “fair use” fee. 3. In Europe, the fair data limit was reduced from 20GB per month to 12GB per month. If customers need to use more data, they will be charged £3 for each additional GB.
Since 2017, mobile networks in EU countries have been banned from charging additional fees to customers who use mobile phones in other member states.
After a number of so-called “bill shock” cases, legislation was introduced to abolish single market roaming charges, in which holidaymakers received thousands of pounds of bills for using their mobile phones abroad after returning home from vacation abroad.
However Brexit The trade agreement between the United Kingdom and Europe signed in December last year does not include continued protection of roaming charges. In January of this year, the largest operators in the UK-EE, O2, Three and Vodafone-all stated that they have no plans to reintroduce roaming charges, even if they can.
The trade agreement stipulates that the two parties will encourage mobile operators to adopt “transparent and reasonable rates” in roaming.
Vodafone stated that starting from August 11, all new and upgraded customers will face roaming charges if they start to travel in Europe in January. Affected customers can pay £2 per day to use their allowance in Europe, and if they buy an 8-day or 15-day bundle, they can pay £1. Starting in January, EE charges £2 per day in 47 European destinations.
A Vodafone spokesperson said: “Existing customers will not be affected by these changes, and they will still retain their current price plans.” “All customers will still include roaming in the Republic of Ireland.”
