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cizake · 04-07-2009, 10:38

You are confusing premium termination and regular EU mobile termination.
Base belgium is no premium number. If you call from EU you will be charged like a 'normal' EU mobile termination. There is no 'premium' to it. 1 min to a Base belgium number is exactly the same cost then 1min to a Vodafone UK or O2 ireland or SFR France.
Most people in EU have plans with Min within Europe. All calls to a Base Belgium number are included in those minutes but not calls to a Lichtenstein or Estonian premium number.
It makes a huge difference.
In Europe calling a Base number is covered by new EU regulation.
Which is not the case for non European premium numbers.
Those premium numbers offer revenue sharing on their termination. EU 'legit' mobile carriers DON'T.
Base does not share any revenue on its termination. ZERO.
Concept of FREE is a concept. Subscriber always pay somehow.

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cizake (Offline) DEALER Official Member Posts: 48 Join Date: 29 May 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl Country:	04-07-2009, 10:38 You are confusing premium termination and regular EU mobile termination. Base belgium is no premium number. If you call from EU you will be charged like a 'normal' EU mobile termination. There is no 'premium' to it. 1 min to a Base belgium number is exactly the same cost then 1min to a Vodafone UK or O2 ireland or SFR France. Most people in EU have plans with Min within Europe. All calls to a Base Belgium number are included in those minutes but not calls to a Lichtenstein or Estonian premium number. It makes a huge difference. In Europe calling a Base number is covered by new EU regulation. Which is not the case for non European premium numbers. Those premium numbers offer revenue sharing on their termination. EU 'legit' mobile carriers DON'T. Base does not share any revenue on its termination. ZERO. Concept of FREE is a concept. Subscriber always pay somehow.