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Paying to receive is the part of the US system that I don't understand, not just when it comes to SMS. In the UK/Europe (and afaik most other non-US regions?)
by corin_ 16y ago
Paying to receive is the part of the US system that I don't understand, not just when it comes to SMS.
In the UK/Europe (and afaik most other non-US regions?) receiving never costs - even if I receive a call when in another country, doesn't cost me anything.
- Skalman 16y agoThat's not true in Sweden. Most plans in Sweden charge when you receive a call in another country, but never for an SMS.
- msh 16y agoSame in denmark, it costs to recieve a call in anothe rcountry, but not sms messages. The reason is that you can decline to recieve a call, but you cant decline a sms.
- smiler 16y agoDo you check your bill? It does cost to receive calls in other countries (cheaper than dialling out, so always get people to call you if you can)
- corin_ 16y agoGuess from the other replies I was wrong to over-generalise about Europe, but it certainly doesn't cost me to receive calls when abroad (I'm on Vodafone UK), and I know the same is true at least for O2 and Orange.
- smiler 16y agoI'm on O2 and they definitely do charge. Take a look at http://www.vodafone.co.uk/personal/price-plans/managing-my-costs/travelling-abroad/ http://www.vodafone.co.uk/personal/price-plans/managing-my-c... and you will see Vodafone do charge as well. Perhaps you have Vodafone passport which makes it cheaper? Sorry to be a pedant, but I wouldn't want you to end up with a big bill you didn't know about!
- thisisfmu 16y agofyi: even receiving voice mail once a SIM is registered in a foreign network generally incurs a cost with EU carriers and is charged like a passive call in roaming, even when the phone is subsequently turned off. the only way to reset this is for your SIM to register again with your home network. on a minor note, receiving return receipts is typically charged like an outbound SMS.