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wolfbln · 03-07-2015, 21:44

Coming back to the main issue. We should be aware, that we ALL, not only people in boarder areas, may win or lose because of the new policy depending on where we call to.

We still have to wait for the fineprint, but one thing seems to be clear: The EU shifts from a system of price caps to limited surcharges allowed on domestic rates for roaming in 2016. These surcharges may finally disappear under certain new general limits in 2017. That's all we know for sure so far.

There is one problem for everybody, no matter where he lives in the EU/EEA. All calls will be charged according to the local tariff of the provider (plus a possible surcharge in 2016/7). Undoubtly, the EU cap right now reduces drastically the rates when you call on roaming "home", within the roaming country and to another EU country.

Calling "home" may even get cheaper, because you can use your domestic allowance for it, as the EU suggested. But what about the other group of calls? Within the roaming country and to a 3rd EU country? According to the new rules, these calls will be charged based on the internatl. tariff of the provider and possibly not capped anymore. That's the same what they charge when you call from home to another EU country.

Here is a price quote of the leading networks of the UK, France and Germany on prepaid/PAYG plans as standard rate for international calls and SMS placed from this "home" country anywhere in the EU:
UK: EE - pay as you go: £1/min; SMS: 25p
Germany: Telekom - Xtra Card Auslandstarif: €1.99/min; SMS: 19ct
France: Orange - Mobicarte: €0.70/min; SMS: 28ct

Right now, all EU calls are capped at 0.19 ct/min and SMS at 6 ct plus tax.

Again, according to your home provider, calls on roaming within the roaming country and to a 3rd country are international calls charged the same as being called from "home". These calls will face a steep price increase, if the system is shifted from caps and only local tariffs are to be applied. Quote from the press statement: "It means that from 15 June 2017 you can use your mobile device when travelling in the EU paying the same prices as at home (domestic prices)."
Well, sometimes, it's not such a good idea.

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wolfbln (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 206 Join Date: 14 Jul 2014 Country:	03-07-2015, 21:44 Coming back to the main issue. We should be aware, that we ALL, not only people in boarder areas, may win or lose because of the new policy depending on where we call to. We still have to wait for the fineprint, but one thing seems to be clear: The EU shifts from a system of price caps to limited surcharges allowed on domestic rates for roaming in 2016. These surcharges may finally disappear under certain new general limits in 2017. That's all we know for sure so far. There is one problem for everybody, no matter where he lives in the EU/EEA. All calls will be charged according to the local tariff of the provider (plus a possible surcharge in 2016/7). Undoubtly, the EU cap right now reduces drastically the rates when you call on roaming "home", within the roaming country and to another EU country. Calling "home" may even get cheaper, because you can use your domestic allowance for it, as the EU suggested. But what about the other group of calls? Within the roaming country and to a 3rd EU country? According to the new rules, these calls will be charged based on the internatl. tariff of the provider and possibly not capped anymore. That's the same what they charge when you call from home to another EU country. Here is a price quote of the leading networks of the UK, France and Germany on prepaid/PAYG plans as standard rate for international calls and SMS placed from this "home" country anywhere in the EU: UK: EE - pay as you go: £1/min; SMS: 25p Germany: Telekom - Xtra Card Auslandstarif: €1.99/min; SMS: 19ct France: Orange - Mobicarte: €0.70/min; SMS: 28ct Right now, all EU calls are capped at 0.19 ct/min and SMS at 6 ct plus tax. Again, according to your home provider, calls on roaming within the roaming country and to a 3rd country are international calls charged the same as being called from "home". These calls will face a steep price increase, if the system is shifted from caps and only local tariffs are to be applied. Quote from the press statement: "It means that from 15 June 2017 you can use your mobile device when travelling in the EU paying the same prices as at home (domestic prices)." Well, sometimes, it's not such a good idea. Last edited by wolfbln; 03-07-2015 at 22:04..