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Old 09-08-2021, 11:58 AM   #1
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Old 09-08-2021, 11:59 AM   #2
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Old 09-08-2021, 12:04 PM   #3
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…I GOT A TEXT…!!!!!!….oh, it cost me £568….


…those re-roamers, eh….
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Old 09-08-2021, 12:18 PM   #4
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The first network to block roaming charges will end up with a huge influx of customers. A little healthy competition...
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Old 09-08-2021, 12:47 PM   #5
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They'll make it a £5 "bolt on" and if you forget to add it before you go away you'll be charged a fortune.
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Old 09-08-2021, 12:58 PM   #6
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its costing a family of 4 £300 in covid tests to travel to Europe so I doubt this will bother anyone
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Old 09-08-2021, 01:08 PM   #7
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…text from home if you can and only text outside if you must…anyone who can’t text from home should be actively discouraged from texting outside…but if you can’t text from home, text outside…don’t text outside…
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Old 09-08-2021, 01:08 PM   #8
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…Brexit is not for life, it’s for the wealthy…
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Old 09-08-2021, 01:23 PM   #10
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a couple of the networks have already said they will charge £2 a day roaming charge, and the other networks will fall into line, i'm sure
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a couple of the networks have already said they will charge £2 a day roaming charge, and the other networks will fall into line, i'm sure
£28 for a 2 week holiday which is pretty steep... but I'm convinced this is so that they can sell a £5/week bolt on and make that seem "like a great deal" as it works out as about 70p/day.

For those doing a lot of international travel, inevitably there will be contract options with roaming built-in eventually, probably for an extra £10 a month.
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Old 09-08-2021, 01:37 PM   #13
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…it’s all an extra Brexit charge/expense…making things less and less affordable for low incomes …a little charge here, a little charge there and oh, we can’t afford to go anywhere etc….
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…or similar to what Dezzy said…all of those years of progressing to a more affordable and assessable ‘smaller’ world for so many….and oooops, we’re heading further away again…
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Old 09-08-2021, 01:57 PM   #15
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If you were eligible to vote but didn’t and would have voted remain, you are just as culpable as those who voted leave imo
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Old 09-08-2021, 02:14 PM   #18
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It doesn’t stop the phone companies from being scum bags
they were obviously making plenty money anyway so yeah I agree, I turn my phone off when I am away so its not a huge deal for me, and as long as they don't charge for Whatapp I should be fine
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they were obviously making plenty money anyway so yeah I agree, I turn my phone off when I am away so its not a huge deal for me, and as long as they don't charge for Whatapp I should be fine
WhatsApp uses data, if just text not as much, bit photos/videos/call/video calling seems to use a tonne
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This is Not brexit

It is a Covid-19 charge
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…it isn’t COVID related, Arista…it’s poxy Brexit related…the gift that keeps on taking…and especially from those who were struggling already…

Travellers from the UK had been able to escape roaming charges thanks to a ban on the fees throughout the European Union since 2017.

But the trade deal brokered between the bloc and the UK did not allow for Britons to keep this advantage.
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WhatsApp uses data, if just text not as much, bit photos/videos/call/video calling seems to use a tonne
People are lucky to get a 'we've arrived' text never mind face time
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…it isn’t COVID related, Arista…it’s poxy Brexit related…the gift that keeps on taking…and especially from those who were struggling already…

Travellers from the UK had been able to escape roaming charges thanks to a ban on the fees throughout the European Union since 2017.

But the trade deal brokered between the bloc and the UK did not allow for Britons to keep this advantage.

Its Both
Covid and Brexit.


Covid shutting them down
loss of money input etc.
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