3 UK has cut its data roaming prices
1 July 2009 By Diane Ray 1 Comment
3 UK has cut its EU data roaming prices for its Mobile Broadband and Mobile Internet services to below the new European regulatory cap.
Using 3 UK to browse the internet via your mobile or smart phone or mobile broadband via your laptop while in the EU will cost just £1.25 per MB – a great 3 UK deal which could be particularly useful as you set off on holiday.
These mobile internet deals are available to all customers, contract or Pay As You Go.
There are no time limits on the deals.
Head of Communication and Mobile Products at 3 UK commented, ‘We don’t expect our customers to drastically change the way they use their phone or dongle, just because they’re abroad. If they want to update their Facebook status or send an email, likewise if they’re just making a call, they shouldn’t be stung by over the top, complex pricing.’
As well as the £1.25 per MB data deal, 3 UK calls to the UK and other EU countries from the EU cost 34p per minute and texts to the UK and other EU countries cost 11p.
There is a cost of 15p per minute to receive calls but it’s free to receive texts.
Viviane Reding and the EU have made good strides into reducing mobile phone roaming charges, but the cost of using the mobile internet is still very confusing for most mobile phone users in the UK.
Users don’t understand the charging structures and there is still a significant variance in the costs applicable on the different tariffs.
For example, the cost for transferring 1MB of data per day for a month from a mobile phone ranges from £6/month to £210/month.
MobileMeg has been created to help reduce this confusion and provide clarity on the cost of the mobile internet.
The site includes a guide on mobile data services; a comparison of over 200 of the mobile phone price plans used in the UK, and a personal usage calculator to help estimate data charges.