Is Vodafone UA serious about these roaming rates?

wolfbln · **Is Vodafone UA serious about these roaming rates? -** 27-11-2015, 18:05

Hi from prepaid Data Wiki.

In the Ukraine MTS has recently adopted the "Vodafone" brand. This is done presumably to conceal its Russian origin, which is not so popular in many parts of the Ukraine right now.
They follow a risky strategy: in the West they are now branded "Vodafone", in the East ("areas not under the control of the Ukranian army") they are still sold as MTS (MTC in Russian).

But what do you think about their roaming rates:
They sell roaming packages for all Vodafone-branded networks in Europe:
Link in English: https://www.vodafone.ua/en/personal/roaming/prepaid

So that's 500 MB roaming data for 90 UAH = €3.60, 1 GB for 150 UAH = €6 or 5 GB for 270 UAH = €11. Again, this is for roaming and way below most domestic prepaid rates in the countries they cover!
Default rate for overuse is quoted as 10 UAH = €0.40 for 500 MB (!?!).

As we know, the new EU roaming rules will continue to prevent "permanent roaming" by cheap SIM cards from Eastern or Northern Europe. But now the price breaker comes from outside the EU. I can't imagine that Vodafone approves these rates.

In the Ukraine SIM cards are sold for €2 and are not registered yet. So we might see some Ukranians SIMs immigrating .... or they change prices.

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wolfbln (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 206 Join Date: 14 Jul 2014 Country:	Is Vodafone UA serious about these roaming rates? - 27-11-2015, 18:05 Hi from prepaid Data Wiki. In the Ukraine MTS has recently adopted the "Vodafone" brand. This is done presumably to conceal its Russian origin, which is not so popular in many parts of the Ukraine right now. They follow a risky strategy: in the West they are now branded "Vodafone", in the East ("areas not under the control of the Ukranian army") they are still sold as MTS (MTC in Russian). But what do you think about their roaming rates: They sell roaming packages for all Vodafone-branded networks in Europe: Link in English: https://www.vodafone.ua/en/personal/roaming/prepaid So that's 500 MB roaming data for 90 UAH = €3.60, 1 GB for 150 UAH = €6 or 5 GB for 270 UAH = €11. Again, this is for roaming and way below most domestic prepaid rates in the countries they cover! Default rate for overuse is quoted as 10 UAH = €0.40 for 500 MB (!?!). As we know, the new EU roaming rules will continue to prevent "permanent roaming" by cheap SIM cards from Eastern or Northern Europe. But now the price breaker comes from outside the EU. I can't imagine that Vodafone approves these rates. In the Ukraine SIM cards are sold for €2 and are not registered yet. So we might see some Ukranians SIMs immigrating .... or they change prices.