Vodafone UK Abolishes Roaming Charges for Summer and cuts long distance cost for good

[Jumundji]

Can anybody suggest me some paid solutions to the reverse phone lookup. I have tried some free ones but their database is so small that I could hardly define any numbers there.

I have also found a list resources on reverse phone lookup here:

reverse_phone_lookup's Bookmarks on Delicious

Can anyone shed a light on them?

[andy]

Originally Posted by Jumundji

Can anybody suggest me some paid solutions to the reverse phone lookup.

Welcome to the forum

As this is a separate subject, I've copied your post and used it to start a new thread about this

http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/off-...-new-post.html

[andy]

Originally Posted by Stu

Vodafone has a friend's and family plan. For I think it is five quid a month, you get unlimited calling to three or five UK numbers (it was ambiguous and I think there is a step here, e.g. 3 for 5 or 5 for ??). I make Asterisks UK portal one of those numbers, will it complain when I dial four digit extensions?

I haven't checked again recently, but I believe that to begin with Family was for Vodafone numbers only.

[Stu]

Take a look at Vodafone Family (4 people):

Pay As You Go Extras - Vodafone

[Motel75]

Wow, Vodafone just recorded 8 percent more prepaid customers. Perhaps they'll extend these deals to other markets? Vodafone sees prepay boost after scrapping roaming charges - Mobile Today

There's another new thing all prepaid customers should sign up for, the Bonus Bank. Here's the press release:

LONDON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- From 29th July, Vodafone UK pay as you go customers will be rewarded for their loyalty with Vodafone Bonus Bank.

Every time a customer tops up, we'll give 10% back. For example for every GBP10 top up we'll put an extra pound in to their Vodafone Bonus Bank account to save and spend at a later date.

After three months and as long as they have saved a minimum of GBP5, customers can spend their Vodafone Bonus Bank savings. How is up to them. Customers can spend their Vodafone Bonus Bank savings on TopUps or put them towards that new phone they have been promising themselves - whichever they prefer.

It's easy to register, simply text the word "BonusBank" to 2345. Alternatively call 2345 or visit vodafone.co.uk/bonusbank for further details.

[inquisitor]

Let's see if Vodafone will prolong that roaming promotion, which I consider rather unlikely. Like with United Mobile I have excessively exploited the free incoming calls since June. Only today I talked for an hour to my girlfriend, who is currently in Switzerland. If there wasn't her (and the constraint to call her), United Mobile would surely not have filed for bankruptcy.

Thank you for the tip about Bonus Bank, Motel75! According to Vodafone's website you actually should send "BONUS BANK" with a space between both words.

[MATHA531]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

Let's see if Vodafone will prolong that roaming promotion, which I consider rather unlikely. Like with United Mobile I have excessively exploited the free incoming calls since June. Only today I talked for an hour to my girlfriend, who is currently in Switzerland. If there wasn't her (and the constraint to call her), United Mobile would surely not have filed for bankruptcy.

Thank you for the tip about Bonus Bank, Motel75! According to Vodafone's website you actually should send "BONUS BANK" with a space between both words.

You spoke for an hour...I assume your girlfriend called you....somebody had to pay something....and in this case, what vodafone has done is not exactly revolutionary for under the tariff as they existed before 01 June and presumably will exit after 31 August, you would have paid 75p....not exactly an immense loss of revenue. (presumably if they don't extend the promotion, they won't be dropping passport service, right?)

[inquisitor]

No, I called her through poivy.com for € 0.07/min from which approximately GBP 0.05/min were passed to Vodafone. I don't know what operators charge each other for roaming subscribers, but I don't believe Vodafone earns anything from those GBP 0.05 when forwarding calls to foreign networks, at least to those not belonging to the corporation.

Btw, does anyone have an rough idea what operators charge each other for roaming?

[MATHA531]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

No, I called her through poivy.com for € 0.07/min from which approximately GBP 0.05/min were passed to Vodafone. I don't know what operators charge each other for roaming subscribers, but I don't believe Vodafone earns anything from those GBP 0.05 when forwarding calls to foreign networks, at least to those not belonging to the corporation.

Btw, does anyone have an rough idea what operators charge each other for roaming?

But, maybe I'm just dense, what does this have to do with no roaming fees on Vodafone UK...this would only affect who was receiving the call, So if your girlfriend was on vodafone UK and taking advantage of the summer promotion, even under the terms of the original Vodafone Passport the total charge to the receiving party would only be 75p....or did you use a callback service to make the call but even then, the fee under the rules for vodafone passport would be 75p so I'm just wondering just how much did the summer promotion cost vodafone in this case.....

[Stu]

Inquisitor, what is the best rate you have to call a Swiss Mobile?