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G6HJP > PHONES 08.11.05 00:15l 68 Lines 2442 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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>From: G4EBT@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
>To : PHONES@WW
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>Peter, G6HJP wrote:-
>
>> On adding roaming to a mobile phone, just beware of the costs, it was
>> described on Sky Travel only last week, on a program similar to
>> Watchdog, but one can run up a tremendous call bill it one is not very
>> careful, you must not forget that you also pay for incoming calls at
>> the international rate plus, which can boost the bill a lot.
>
>I'm on Vodafone "pay as you go". If I don't make any calls, I don't pay
>anything. For all calls that I make, I pay 30p for the first minute,
>then 5p a minute after that. I can top up my credit on the phone anywhere
>- supermarkets or by calling the creditline.
>
So am I David, but pay a monthly rental not PAYG.
>When I'm abroad, I pay 75p "passport" charge per call to access the local
>network in that country, then my calls cost the same as they do here.
>
>Hence, whether I'm in mainland Europe - Holland, Germany, Belgium, France,
>Italy, Greece etc, (or even in NZ or Australia), it's the same tariff as
>at home, and only costs me 75p per call more than it would to phone home
>from town, 10km away.
>
>I suppose it depends on which service provider you use. I think the mobile
>phone Co's are all up to the same trick - they want to get you into the
>habit of using the phone incessantly, often hooking people with free
>texts, chat for up to 60 mins for the price of 3, etc, then you start to
>rack up a big bill.
>
>I just use mine for convenience and emergencies - like ringing home from
>France to say my plane's grounded again due to yet another strike by one
>or another group of disgruntled public sector "workers". Baggage handlers,
>Air traffic controllers - whatever, whoever, whenever, wherever.
>
Thats great David, but you still get charged twice for the one call, and if
the phone is on then incoming is charged to you as well. Even if you don't
answer it, in some cases.
I would check if I were you David, I found out the hard way!!
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>73 - David, G4EBT @ GB7FCR
>
>QTH: Cottingham, East Yorkshire.
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>Message timed: 17:50 on 2005-Nov-07
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Cheers and good packeeting.....
Peter, Sysop - G6HJP @ GB7PFD.#48.GBR.EU
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