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Europe mostly ends mobile roaming fees from today

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Re: Europe mostly ends mobile roaming fees from today

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So the cost incurred will be passed on to everyone in higher fees. eg people who never "roam" are going to be subsidising those people that do. A negative move spun as a positive... clever EU, clever.

Roaming costs are price gouging, the associated costs of providing roaming are nowhere near.

Re: Europe mostly ends mobile roaming fees from today

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I never saw why this interference in the free market was needed when it was making progress, and in some circumstances already provided solutions to the problem

on Three I've had free roaming for years, at no additional cost, across the EU and a good chunk of the rest of the world

http://www.three.co.uk/feel-at-home

Re: Europe mostly ends mobile roaming fees from today

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post #6
post #4

So the cost incurred will be passed on to everyone in higher fees. eg people who never "roam" are going to be subsidising those people that do. A negative move spun as a positive... clever EU, clever.

Roaming costs are price gouging, the associated costs of providing roaming are nowhere near.

There is still a cost. And that cost is going to be passed on to everyone whether you use it or not.

Re: Europe mostly ends mobile roaming fees from today

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post #4

So the cost incurred will be passed on to everyone in higher fees. eg people who never "roam" are going to be subsidising those people that do. A negative move spun as a positive... clever EU, clever.

Ignoring the argument on whether having everyone subsidising the few for some things is good or bad, does it even apply here?

Does "roaming" really cost anywhere near what they charge for it? Or does it only cost that because they could all charge each other that in hopes to make out with a little on top?

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