PrePaidGSM.net Forum (Archived) - View Single Post - Will this EU high court decision remove a lot of the need for an intl. SIM?

petkow · 09-06-2010, 11:05

Yes, it already has. The EU roaming caps have already caused many companies that specialise in roaming products to shut shop. The caps are already in place, and will go down even lower next year. The high court decision only manifests what has already been a steady course of action over the last few years. EU roaming rates are already as low as they have ever been.

However, even though voice is becoming cheaper, let's not forget that roaming data is still expensive across Europe. With increasing smartphone and dongle useage, there is still a good market for a roaming SIM that can bring down the cost of prepaid data.

Also, let's not forget that the EU is not the only market. Specialist international SIM's may be little point to US visitors visiting a bunch of European countries (as seems to be common here on ppgsm), as they might as well just buy any national SIM from a European country. However for those who travel further afield, roaming rates across much of Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America are still exceedingly expensive.

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	09-06-2010, 11:05 Yes, it already has. The EU roaming caps have already caused many companies that specialise in roaming products to shut shop. The caps are already in place, and will go down even lower next year. The high court decision only manifests what has already been a steady course of action over the last few years. EU roaming rates are already as low as they have ever been. However, even though voice is becoming cheaper, let's not forget that roaming data is still expensive across Europe. With increasing smartphone and dongle useage, there is still a good market for a roaming SIM that can bring down the cost of prepaid data. Also, let's not forget that the EU is not the only market. Specialist international SIM's may be little point to US visitors visiting a bunch of European countries (as seems to be common here on ppgsm), as they might as well just buy any national SIM from a European country. However for those who travel further afield, roaming rates across much of Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America are still exceedingly expensive.