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Default 31-08-2011, 13:59

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Originally Posted by bbob View Post
In the end it's all about the money and roaming is big business and dataroaming is even a much bigger business now that many people use their android or iphone. You might be paying hundreds of euro's using data outside your home country.
The situation was the similar in the US until a few years ago. In the early '90s, if I left my home county I'd be roaming. The home regions got bigger and bigger until most plans became nationwide, even if you are roaming another carrier. For a time, there were even plans that included Canada. (Not sure if they are still available or not.) While EU is not (yet) a single nation, with a single (for the most part) currency and no border formalities, I suspect what is really needed is consumer demand and one carrier who's a little braver than the pack.
   
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