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I'm currently paying flat 40€ monthly fee for my practically unlimited 4G (max speed 100Mbits) subscription in Finland. 60€/month and I would get max 300Mbits.

I'm currently paying flat 40€ monthly fee for my practically unlimited 4G (max speed 100Mbits) subscription in Finland. 60€/month and I would get max 300Mbits. Obviously the top speeds are not available everywhere, but the in average the speeds are quite good and network coverage is not an issue. We currently have three operators. Two of them are completely local (Elisa, DNA) and third one (TeliaSonera) is active in nordic and baltic countries. In many other European countries it is difficult (or impossible?) to find subscriptions with similar pricing. In quite many places there seems to be quite low (few gigs) transfer limits and for extra data you need to pay extra. Hard to see how the system could be setup so that the local operators could continue charging their high fees and yet I would be able to roam on their network without paying any extra. The only way I can think of how we could complete get rid of roaming charges would be drastic consolidation on the operator market. When traveling abroad I wouldn't be roaming at all - I would be always on my home network. Maybe the consolidation would be good on European level, but I'm a bit worried that at least for me this would mean much higher prices for mobile data. That's why my wish is that EU would just concentrate on lowering the roaming charges to more acceptable level instead of trying to get rid of them completely.

gdrherh 12y ago
I'm a Swede living in Germany. Here in Germany, all telcos basically count your download limit in MB's and you don't get many of them. Speeds feel like 2007, and only one company have 4G (last time I checked, maybe 1/2 years ago). Seemingly a week after I top up my prepaid, I get a text (of course impossible to get service in English or any other language by the way) about having used up almost all of my lot. And I make sure not to use services that are video or picture heavy. I have nothing but bad experiences with German telcos - my girlfriend had to fight customer service (hah!) for half a year before they finally let her end her contract and agreed she was right. Same for me when I last left Germany. If I could, I would throw out my German phone company this instant.
- mgraupner 12y ago
  That there is only one 4G provider is certainly not true. Please check your facts: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Term_Evolution#LTE-Situation_verschiedener_L.C3.A4nder https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Term_Evolution#LTE-Situat... All 4 major players offer 4G, just not in every corner of Germany.
father_of_two 12y ago
In many other European countries it is difficult (or impossible?) to find subscriptions with similar pricing. It's pretty much leveled, give it or take it a few. Here's a current Portuguese pricing plan: €30,99/month, unlimited data, 4G+ connection (up to 300 Mbps, though 150 Mbps is a more realistic figure).

gdrherh 12y ago

I'm a Swede living in Germany. Here in Germany, all telcos basically count your download limit in MB's and you don't get many of them. Speeds feel like 2007, and only one company have 4G (last time I checked, maybe 1/2 years ago). Seemingly a week after I top up my prepaid, I get a text (of course impossible to get service in English or any other language by the way) about having used up almost all of my lot. And I make sure not to use services that are video or picture heavy. I have nothing but bad experiences with German telcos - my girlfriend had to fight customer service (hah!) for half a year before they finally let her end her contract and agreed she was right. Same for me when I last left Germany. If I could, I would throw out my German phone company this instant.

mgraupner 12y ago
That there is only one 4G provider is certainly not true. Please check your facts: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Term_Evolution#LTE-Situation_verschiedener_L.C3.A4nder https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Term_Evolution#LTE-Situat... All 4 major players offer 4G, just not in every corner of Germany.

father_of_two 12y ago

In many other European countries it is difficult (or impossible?) to find subscriptions with similar pricing. It's pretty much leveled, give it or take it a few. Here's a current Portuguese pricing plan: €30,99/month, unlimited data, 4G+ connection (up to 300 Mbps, though 150 Mbps is a more realistic figure).