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Not to mention this could potentially make them more money if all of the sudden people can just talk to their relatives in other EU countries without having to
by devx 13y ago
Not to mention this could potentially make them more money if all of the sudden people can just talk to their relatives in other EU countries without having to pay "special fees".
- pisarzp 13y agoI think this is still years ahead of us. Only roaming charges will be cancelled, calling German numbers from UK will still cost you a fortune. What is idiotic, it only makes everyone to install Viver/Skype/whatever and use phone functionality less.
- kristofferR 13y agoMost carriers in Norway has begun to charge the same rate for calls/SMS/data to all the Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland) as local usage, so it's not that unrealistic.
- porsupah 13y agoNot necessarily. With UK carrier rate structures as they are, it can often be cheaper to call internationally than within the UK. Consider, for example, GiffGaff (part of O2): within the UK, 10p/min. Meanwhile, calling internationally from the UK: Germany, 5p/min; India, 2p/min; USA, 3p/min.
- MichaelGG 13y agoTelecom rate tarrifs are usually convoluted and political. Some places have the opposite of what you outline, where international calls pay an extra kickback to the telecom/government. Other places, like the US, had things setup so that calling people inside your state was more expensive than calling another state or calling from an international location. This also creates incentives for people to setup grey routes. It's common to buy local prepaid SIM cards then hook them up to a GSM bank and sell "international" connectivity to calling card companies. One guy had his setup inside a van, so he could drive around town and avoid being triangulated by the local telco. (The local equivalent of the FCC will raid and steal your equipment if they can find you.)
- sliverstorm 13y agoIn the age of unlimited minutes? Doubtful.