Why Is The Roaming Free?

[snaimon]

Originally Posted by prion

In regard to the issue we are discussing the answer may be that there is some sort of mutual agreement that each of the providers offers free incoming. Eg. When I roam with my UM card in Greek (say in TIM) I do not pay for inbound and whenever a TIM customer roam in Mobilkom in L. he does not also pay for inbound.

How about this;;;

It would seem to me that TIM-GR (example) is giving up a very lucrative revenue source (charging for inbound in FL.) FL has what? 20 K inhabitants who would roam in GR while GR has what? 10 M, who would roam in FL? Not very "fair and balanced" I would say.

ALSO, we know for a fact the DE T-MO (example) prepaid charges 79 ecents / minute EVERYWHERE to receive a call outside Germany, yet they allow UMers to receive free inbound in DE. Some there IS no reciprocal agreement between those two countries. The same (no agreement) is probably true for most major countries (FR, IT, GB, ES, GR, etc.)

I don't think your suggestion is a vaild reason. Sorry.

Stan