roaming in news
RSS roaming in newsBritish Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles
News It will be priced at international roaming rates, a spokesman for BA said. Air travellers flying between London and New York won't have to go mobile cold turkey from tomorrow. On Tuesday, BA will go live with an... [28 Sep 2009]
O2 reveals how much a new iPhone will cost
News O2's pay-monthly tariffs for the iPhone include the operator's International Traveller Service, which gives discounts on some charges while roaming across different countries. O2 has announced its UK pricing for the... [09 Jun 2009]
3 roaming charges back from their holiday
News The mobile operator 3 is to reinstate its roaming surcharges, just as rival Vodafone drops its equivalent charges for the summer. The operator has offered no explanation as to why the roaming charges are... [19 May 2009]
Vodafone gives roaming charges a summer holiday
News Vodafone is to temporarily drop its voice, SMS and picture message roaming charges across 35 countries over the summer, the operator announced on Thursday. The removal of a roaming surcharge for text and... [14 May 2009]
3 and Skype in £2 SIM love-in
News The proposition remains UK-only for now, so users will not be able to get free Skype access when roaming across other countries' 3 networks. The mobile operator 3 is to offer free Skype voice calling and instant... [24 Apr 2009]
'Yes' vote for roaming text message price cap
News The cost of sending text messages and downloading data will fall for people roaming between European Union countries, after the European Parliament voted through proposals for new price caps on Wednesday. [23 Apr 2009]
Starbucks drinkers get an extra shot at wi-fi
News Also customers of BT Openzone and BT FON will be able to go online at the Starbucks outlets, as will iPhone users on O2 and customers of BT's roaming partners, such as iPass and Boingo. Thanks to a... [21 Apr 2009]
Skype unveils iPhone and BlackBerry services
News The only area where I think there are some question mark is that it could erode roaming revenues," he said, noting that some consumers particularly in Europe hesitate to use their phones while outside of their carrier... [30 Mar 2009]
Europe gives nod to €1 price cap for data roaming
News From July 2009, the wholesale per-megabyte rate for roaming mobile-data use across Europe will be capped at €1 plus VAT. The wholesale rate for mobile data roaming refers to the amount Operator A can... [26 Mar 2009]
Emergency mobile roaming coming to UK?
News Telecoms regulator Ofcom is mulling over the idea of introducing an emergency mobile roaming service in the UK. At present, mobile calls to 999 or 112 can only be connected if the caller's network is available in the... [19 Mar 2009]
Cheaper texts abroad? European Parliament says 'yes'
News A proposal for a European Union cap on roaming charges for text messages and data use on mobile phones has moved closer to reality after passing a key committee vote. The Commission wants to see consumers pay no more... [12 Mar 2009]
All Ryanair planes to offer mobile calls by 2010
News Passengers will be charged their operator's respective roaming rate for communications during the flight. By 2010, passengers on all Ryanair planes will be able to make calls and send SMSes during their flights. [19 Feb 2009]
BT's wi-fi router turns biz into hotspots
News R is for Roaming The latest version of the BT Business Total Broadband hub, unveiled on Monday, can effectively be turned into a BT Openzone wi-fi hotspot - users can give their connectivity away, or sell their customers... [10 Feb 2009]
Dongle power users will be booted off 3G first
News R is for Roaming As operators start looking at deploying a successor to their 3G networks, power users could be among the first to be shifted onto higher speed mobile networks. Operators' roadmaps to LTE - the predicted... [06 Feb 2009]
Social networks will help your business, says Brussels
News Reding said it was "crucial" to release spectrum for high-speed wireless internet and added that the price of data roaming would be addressed by the Commission. In July 2007 the Commission warned mobile operators they... [05 Feb 2009]
