The newest European Union rule will help phone-users to avoid huge bills for internet usage and application downloads abroad. European mobile phone companies must cut off customers after their monthly data-roaming tab reaches €50 from July 1, unless they agree to extra charges explicitly. The maximum price one phone company can charge another for downloading or uploading data will drop from €1 to €0.80 per megabyte. The drop in prices is applicable for this summer, the caps should help holidaymakers avoid unwittingly racking up huge bills for web-browsing, e-mailing and using other mobile apps in another EU country.
New Tariff Caps for Visitors Abroad:
The new caps is in effect with the introduction an EU rule allowing customers to opt for a maximum monthly tab of €50 for data-roaming in March 2010. It is the responsibility of Providers to warn customers when they are close to reaching their limit and get their permission to raise it. Another benefit is extended to the customers since the maximum price for making a call from abroad will drop from €0.43 to €0.39 a minute in July. Mobile users will also benefit from a lower cap on charges for calls received €0.15 instead of the current €0.19.The network operators will no longer be allowed to charge customers for receiving a voice mail whilst abroad in the EU.
Cheap International Calls:
You can make cheap international calls with your mobile phones and landlines from the UK to the rest of the countries of the world. Cheap phone calls are made available to consumers by many UK portal service providers at a cheaper price. Consumers can now make unlimited calls from the UK to abroad by landline or mobile phones.
avoid unwittingly racking up huge bills for web-browsing, e-mailing and using other mobile apps in another EU country.