Two Countries, Two Vastly Different Phone Bills

Re:Two Countries, Two Vastly Different Phone Bills by joosters on Sunday August 24, 2014 @05:21PM (#8219719)

That's not true in general. UK phone companies love to charge astronomical international rates when they can get away with it. Only EU maximum charge limits have capped these.

For example, in an EU country like Greece, I can phone a UK number for a maximum of 18p/minute. If I happen to travel near the border with Turkey and connect via one of their networks, there's no regulatory maximum price and the cost jumps to 69p.

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Re:Two Countries, Two Vastly Different Phone Bills by abritishguy on Sunday August 24, 2014 @05:27PM (#8219727)

It doesn't matter about it being true in general - the fact that any UK networks allow you to have unlimited data in America for no extra cost on a contract that is much much cheaper than US contracts shows that the US carriers are screwing you - I pay £15 a month (no contract - I can stop whenever I want) and that includes unlimited data in America.

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Re:Two Countries, Two Vastly Different Phone Bills by joosters on Sunday August 24, 2014 @05:35PM (#8219756)

What you're saying though is still not true:

I can go to US and use unlimited data for no extra charge.

There is a charge; it's part of your contract package. I'm sure it's a fantastic deal and for a traveler who uses mobile data in the US, it makes a lot of sense. But Three aren't doing this out of the goodness of their hearts. The charge for this data is part of your phone plan. Three (or another network) could provide an alternate package that didn't provide 'free' US data for a lower monthly cost.

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Re:Two Countries, Two Vastly Different Phone Bills by abritishguy on Sunday August 24, 2014 @05:43PM (#8219769)

You don't get it, the cost of my contract is much much cheaper (we are talking 25% of the price) than any unlimited US contract and yet it includes the same stuff.

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