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wco81 · 28-10-2015, 04:43

The EP passed the end of roaming and net neutrality rules today.

So it's suppose to happen after 15 June 2017. From April 2016, the roaming charges for data will be .05€ per MB, not including VAT. So that's like 50€ per gigabyte before tax.

They will define fair use rules so roaming can't be abused with "permanent roaming" by EU citizens buying a SIM in another country and using it at home.

The press release talks about a citizen having her usual bundle of minutes, texts and data and while roaming, having them automatically deducted while roaming, as if they were on their domestic network.

So it sounds like this would only be for postpaid, not prepaid?

Also, postpaid plans in the EU still ration minutes and texts? In the US now, voice and SMS are unlimited because most users now use things like Whatsapp, Skype, iMessage, etc.

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wco81 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 304 Join Date: 17 Jun 2007 Country:	28-10-2015, 04:43 The EP passed the end of roaming and net neutrality rules today. So it's suppose to happen after 15 June 2017. From April 2016, the roaming charges for data will be .05€ per MB, not including VAT. So that's like 50€ per gigabyte before tax. They will define fair use rules so roaming can't be abused with "permanent roaming" by EU citizens buying a SIM in another country and using it at home. The press release talks about a citizen having her usual bundle of minutes, texts and data and while roaming, having them automatically deducted while roaming, as if they were on their domestic network. So it sounds like this would only be for postpaid, not prepaid? Also, postpaid plans in the EU still ration minutes and texts? In the US now, voice and SMS are unlimited because most users now use things like Whatsapp, Skype, iMessage, etc.