19-12-2014 11:02 AM
Spending five days in UK over Christmas. Do I need to purchase the Roaming add ons - €2 + €3 - or can I just use my Credit Balance?
Which is more cost effective?
19-12-2014 11:10 AM - edited 22-12-2014 07:32 PM
You don't have to buy the EU roaming add-ons but they may be more cost effective.
It really depends on how many calls you are likely to make/receive and how many texts you are likely to send.
The €3.50 EU roaming calls add-on gives you 15 mins of calls for ~23c/min same as normal roaming rates charged from your credit balance, but lets you receive calls for free (without the add-on these cost 6c/min to receive). The €2 EU roaming text add-on gives you 35 texts which is c. 5c per text compared to 7c per text without the add-on.
http://www.48months.ie/boiler-plate/other-call-charges
Remember that there is no data roaming abroad on 48 so you are restricted to wifi where available for internet access.
Hope this helps.
Edit: corrected SMS cost under EU roaming bundle - it's 5c per text and not 6c as I originally posted.
19-12-2014 11:10 AM - edited 22-12-2014 07:32 PM
You don't have to buy the EU roaming add-ons but they may be more cost effective.
It really depends on how many calls you are likely to make/receive and how many texts you are likely to send.
The €3.50 EU roaming calls add-on gives you 15 mins of calls for ~23c/min same as normal roaming rates charged from your credit balance, but lets you receive calls for free (without the add-on these cost 6c/min to receive). The €2 EU roaming text add-on gives you 35 texts which is c. 5c per text compared to 7c per text without the add-on.
http://www.48months.ie/boiler-plate/other-call-charges
Remember that there is no data roaming abroad on 48 so you are restricted to wifi where available for internet access.
Hope this helps.
Edit: corrected SMS cost under EU roaming bundle - it's 5c per text and not 6c as I originally posted.
19-12-2014 03:38 PM
Thanks for that. I would like to mark your response as ‘accept as solution’ but I am not seeing this option in my browser!
19-12-2014 03:52 PM
Oh - no idea why that is...
19-12-2014 04:09 PM
It appeared!! 🙂
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