Some news from Italy...

Motel75 · 15-03-2007, 15:51

I don't get the point of connection charges, especially since they seem to have been raised by all providers. Raising the cost of any call, no matter of what duration, is a sure way to discourage people from placing calls, especially shorter or unimportant calls, and I can only imagine the rationale is that users don't pay attention to this (or that the provider makes a profit even on wrong numbers, not leaving a message, etc.) Vodafone, for example, offers 1-cent calls to a favorite number -- but a 19-cent connection charge.

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Motel75 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 573 Join Date: 15 Jun 2006 Location: Berlin Country:	15-03-2007, 15:51 I don't get the point of connection charges, especially since they seem to have been raised by all providers. Raising the cost of any call, no matter of what duration, is a sure way to discourage people from placing calls, especially shorter or unimportant calls, and I can only imagine the rationale is that users don't pay attention to this (or that the provider makes a profit even on wrong numbers, not leaving a message, etc.) Vodafone, for example, offers 1-cent calls to a favorite number -- but a 19-cent connection charge. Current DE: Vodafone, Netzklub; PL: Klucz, Virgin; UK: Giffgaff, Vodafone; US: T-Mobile; CA: 7-Eleven; IT: Vodafone; UA: Kyivstar; FR: Bouygues; GR: Vodafone Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell