Vodafone Abolish Roaming Charges
In an absolutely massive move, Vodafone have announced that they’re planning to cut roaming prices down to local rates right across Europe. You can read the full press release at Mobile Industry Review or check out the official Vodafone site, although at the time of writing there’s nothing more than a placeholder there.
In summary, Vodafone Passport customers (And that’s anyone on Vodafone, as long as you opt in to it for free) will be able to use their phone to call and text the UK for the same prices as at home in 35 countries across Europe. As long as you’re calling back home, the free minutes and texts from your plan will apply. This all kicks in on the 1st June and runs through to the end of August.
On top of that, international calls will fall to as little as 5p per minute for pay as you go users from 15th May.
This is sure to leave most networks in the dust for big international users. Will any other networks step forward and attempt to compete?
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