EU may end all roaming charges

wolfbln · 15-04-2017, 13:26

Hi. I used the bad weather on Good Friday to write the new article for roaming in the EU/EEA for the Wiki.

Please check it out: http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.c...pean_Union_NEW
And tell me what you think, what to add and what can be left out.
It will replace the old site with the old rules from June.

Writing this I really don't know what to do. Some people have already decided a verdict on the new rules. For some it's the end of all roaming charges, others see no real progress.

I don't want to subscribe to any of these views. We simply need to wait how providers will implement the new rules this summer.

The first new plans or tariffs for the time past June 17 are coming in. They are both encouraging and frustrating. For instance Orange in Belgium will implement the rules without any strings attached, but Orange in neighboring Luxembourg will undercut it by a special domestic offer valid in Luxembourg only. Luxembourg without roaming???

So you see the different operators react diffently according to market. Vodafone has been very groundbreaking so far and announced "roam like at home" for most of their major markets. In Spain they actually include the US to their fee-free zone. But what are they going to do in "cheap" countries like Romania?

Ironically, "roam like at home" is a principle that should bring people in Europe together. But as it looks now, some of the richer countries will usually get it, while users in some poorer countries will still face limitations.

rfranzq · **some thoughts on the article -** 15-04-2017, 21:32

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Originally Posted by wolfbln

Please check it out: http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.c...pean_Union_NEW
And tell me what you think, what to add and what can be left out.
It will replace the old site with the old rules from June.

I did a quick peruse of the article. I am in USA and don't expect to
travel to Europe in the foreseeable future. So my thoughts might be mostly irrelevant. This looks like a very, very good start.

0. Should I have seen the 'edit' links? I really don't think you want me or anyone else touching this/your work.

1. When you do edit, have you considered marking the changes in some way for content that has changed or is different than what was there previously?
Marking content, but not style fixes. At least until you get to a near final product.

2. Trivia question. Living in California, the EEA has not been something I have paid attention to very much. Is the UK really, actually going to be leaving the EEA also?

3. Since a lot will change or become apparent as time marches on,
perhaps a regular update schedule can be announced and maintained?
Even if it says only that there was no update this week it might help visitors know when to expect changes.

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wolfbln (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 206 Join Date: 14 Jul 2014 Country:	15-04-2017, 13:26 Hi. I used the bad weather on Good Friday to write the new article for roaming in the EU/EEA for the Wiki. Please check it out: http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.c...pean_Union_NEW And tell me what you think, what to add and what can be left out. It will replace the old site with the old rules from June. Writing this I really don't know what to do. Some people have already decided a verdict on the new rules. For some it's the end of all roaming charges, others see no real progress. I don't want to subscribe to any of these views. We simply need to wait how providers will implement the new rules this summer. The first new plans or tariffs for the time past June 17 are coming in. They are both encouraging and frustrating. For instance Orange in Belgium will implement the rules without any strings attached, but Orange in neighboring Luxembourg will undercut it by a special domestic offer valid in Luxembourg only. Luxembourg without roaming??? So you see the different operators react diffently according to market. Vodafone has been very groundbreaking so far and announced "roam like at home" for most of their major markets. In Spain they actually include the US to their fee-free zone. But what are they going to do in "cheap" countries like Romania? Ironically, "roam like at home" is a principle that should bring people in Europe together. But as it looks now, some of the richer countries will usually get it, while users in some poorer countries will still face limitations.