3G roaming

I have a requirement for 3G/GPRS roaming across Western (mainland)
Europe. I don't particularly need 3G/GRPS connectivity within the UK.

If I use a UK provider such as Vodafone, it works out at around £7/MB.
Are there any better deals available (including options such as non-UK
contracts)?

FWIW, typical usage varies tremendously but should be no more than
1GB/month, but hopefully closer to 100MB or so. Typical countries
include France (Toulouse, Paris), Belgium, Spain (Madrid), Germany,
Italy, and Portugal.

Thanks,
Chris

Chris Davies wrote:
> I have a requirement for 3G/GPRS roaming across Western (mainland)
> Europe. I don't particularly need 3G/GRPS connectivity within the UK.
>
> If I use a UK provider such as Vodafone, it works out at around £7/MB.
> Are there any better deals available (including options such as non-UK
> contracts)?
>
> FWIW, typical usage varies tremendously but should be no more than
> 1GB/month, but hopefully closer to 100MB or so. Typical countries
> include France (Toulouse, Paris), Belgium, Spain (Madrid), Germany,
> Italy, and Portugal.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris

Anyone will be cheaper than vodafone.

Apart from their high data rate, they also charge in min 100kb increments

Try Three. I believe it is £3 per mb and charged per byte.

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Chris Davies brought next idea :
> I have a requirement for 3G/GPRS roaming across Western (mainland)
> Europe. I don't particularly need 3G/GRPS connectivity within the UK.
>
> If I use a UK provider such as Vodafone, it works out at around £7/MB.
> Are there any better deals available (including options such as non-UK
> contracts)?
>
> FWIW, typical usage varies tremendously but should be no more than
> 1GB/month, but hopefully closer to 100MB or so. Typical countries
> include France (Toulouse, Paris), Belgium, Spain (Madrid), Germany,
> Italy, and Portugal.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris

Vodafone have an alternative roaming charge - £8.50 per 24 hours,
rather than per megabyte

Chris Davies wrote:
> I have a requirement for 3G/GPRS roaming across Western (mainland)
> Europe. I don't particularly need 3G/GRPS connectivity within the UK.

In uk.telecom.mobile John Blessing <nospam.lbe@remove_thisgmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone will be cheaper than vodafone.

I had a look around and found that most of the mainstream providers
charged fairly similar prices (I checked Orange, 3, and T-Mobile).


> Apart from their high data rate, they also charge in min 100kb increments

You really mean kilobits or is that supposed to be kilobytes?


> Try Three. I believe it is £3 per mb and charged per byte.

I'll take another look at 3's roaming charges. Thanks
Chris

In uk.telecom.mobile Jono <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Vodafone have an alternative roaming charge - £8.50 per 24 hours,
> rather than per megabyte

Ah. I'll investigate.

Thank you!
Chris

On 25 Mar, 23:23, Chris Davies <chris-use...@roaima.co.uk> wrote:

> I'll take another look at 3's roaming charges. Thanks

In the countries where 3 operate themselves (Austria, Ireland, Italy,
Denmark and Sweden, iirc) the charges for voice calls are exactly the
same as the UK. Dunno about data, but it might be worth checking. It's
called "3 Like Home".

Ian

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:23:46 +0000, Chris Davies
<chris-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Chris Davies wrote:
>> I have a requirement for 3G/GPRS roaming across Western (mainland)
>> Europe. I don't particularly need 3G/GRPS connectivity within the UK.
>
>In uk.telecom.mobile John Blessing <nospam.lbe@remove_thisgmail.com> wrote:
>> Anyone will be cheaper than vodafone.
>
>I had a look around and found that most of the mainstream providers
>charged fairly similar prices (I checked Orange, 3, and T-Mobile).

Sadly that's no surprise. The mobile industry bears many hallmarks of
a cartel.

>
>> Apart from their high data rate, they also charge in min 100kb increments
>
>You really mean kilobits or is that supposed to be kilobytes?

Sadly the telecoms industry loves to round (up) - and make 'connection
charges'. Operators can't afford an abacus with enough columns.

[snip]

Chris Davies wrote:
> Chris Davies wrote:
>
>> Apart from their high data rate, they also charge in min 100kb
>> increments

kilobytes

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John Blessing