Good morning Italy! MVNOs are coming

[Effendi]

And today also UNO Mobile started! The tariff is not so bad, but the 60/1 billing, for the first time in Italy, is not so nice... they have anyway some interesting international roaming rates...

[Przemolog]

Originally Posted by Effendi

And today also UNO Mobile started! The tariff is not so bad, but the 60/1 billing, for the first time in Italy, is not so nice... they have anyway some interesting international roaming rates...

This "1" in in the circle is the logo of a "private label" of Carrefour, I guess (and something like Belgian 1 Mobile http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/belgio/1mobile.html). This logo resembles me food-like low-cost products from Carrefours - just a quick impression .

As to the tariff, all the international calls are for 50 cents (no special surcharges for exotic destination like Noth Korea, Kiribati or Liechtenstein ).
And the roaming tariff is "Tariffa dall'estero", right? It seems to match the latest EU price regulations with one exception - incoming calls in Romania are for 1€/min. it's interesting that calls from Zona 1 are by 1 cent cheaper that international calls from Italy

[maccoy]

Originally Posted by Przemolog

This "1" in in the circle is the logo of a "private label" of Carrefour, I guess (and something like Belgian 1 Mobile http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/belgio/1mobile.html). This logo resembles me food-like low-cost products from Carrefours - just a quick impression .

Yes, UNO mobile is a Carrefour Italia subsidiary.

Originally Posted by Przemolog

As to the tariff, all the international calls are for 50 cents (no special surcharges for exotic destination like Noth Korea, Kiribati or Liechtenstein ).
And the roaming tariff is "Tariffa dall'estero", right? It seems to match the latest EU price regulations with one exception - incoming calls in Romania are for 1€/min. it's interesting that calls from Zona 1 are by 1 cent cheaper that international calls from Italy

"Tariffa dall'estero" literally means "Tariff from abroad" so you're right.
There are two exceptions in the EU: Romania (as you told) and Bulgaria (where calling costs 2€ per minute and receiving a call costs 1.5€ per minute - really expensive!).

[Przemolog]

Originally Posted by maccoy

"Tariffa dall'estero" literally means "Tariff from abroad" so you're right.
There are two exceptions in the EU: Romania (as you told) and Bulgaria (where calling costs 2€ per minute and receiving a call costs 1.5€ per minute - really expensive!).

Yes, I had an impression that missed one more EU country but it was late when I was typing the previous post . Of course, Romania and Bulgaria are the newest EU countries but I don't think they are excluded from any telecom regulations - in other words - those rates will have to go down.

[flodis79]

Someone told me that there will be plenty of MVNOs starting up in Italy this coming October - is this a true rumour?

BTW, do Italian sim cards still get bonus on incoming SMS?