This should have happened years ago

[Besoeker]

FFS - I can't answer that, but I suspect they think they may get a few more votes - why else do politicians say anything?

from my point of view I think its a good idea!

That what you want to pay your taxes for?

 

[Octopus]

That what you want to pay your taxes for?

hum... lets no go there.

But getting the mobile operators to improve the service nationally wouldn't cost much, especially when you realise how much we chuck at the EU every day.

 

[rapparee]

I am constantly roaming between o2irl and o2uk it costs a fortune. Apparently next year all internal eu roaming charges wll be dropped.

 

[rapparee]

Same question.
Why that a government problem?

Because it suits the government to have a strong communications infrastructure. Not everything can be left to free market forces

 

[Octopus]

I am constantly roaming between o2irl and o2uk it costs a fortune. Apparently next year all internal eu roaming charges wll be dropped.

That happened earlier this year if my memory serves me correctly.

 

[rapparee]

That happened earlier this year if my memory serves me correctly.

No the costs came down a bit but not completely

 

[Octopus]

No the costs came down a bit but not completely

I used my mobile in France this summer and didn't get stitched up!

 

[LeeH]

I am constantly roaming between o2irl and o2uk it costs a fortune. Apparently next year all internal eu roaming charges wll be dropped.

Cannot you just turn roaming off?

 

[rapparee]

Cannot you just turn roaming off?

And then you would have no signal

 

[rapparee]

I used my mobile in France this summer and didn't get stitched up!

Are you with 3? I think they have went a year early in abolishing roaming charges.

 

[Octopus]

Are you with 3? I think they have went a year early in abolishing roaming charges.

Nope, I'm with Vodacrxp

 

[rapparee]

Nope, I'm with Vodacrxp

Ive actually looked it up (im such a nerd) eu roaming charges will be abolished on 15th dec 2015 with a fair use policy to prevent us all buying cheap lithuanian phones and then "roaming" in our home country

 

[Besoeker]

hum... lets no go there.

But getting the mobile operators to improve the service nationally wouldn't cost much, especially when you realise how much we chuck at the EU every day.

I'm and old fellow. I was around before the Dead Sea reported in sick.
And long before the advent of mobile phones. In fact, growing up we didn't have a phone of any sort in the house.
It was our choice, and cost, to get one. Not government.

Life moves on. We now have a land line, broad band, and television from one supplier.
Mrs B and I both have mobile phones with different networks.

We could ditch it all. It's our choice to keep or discard any or all of the communications.
I just don't see what it has to do with government.

 

[Octopus]

Ive actually looked it up (im such a nerd) eu roaming charges will be abolished on 15th dec 2015 with a fair use policy to prevent us all buying cheap lithuanian phones and then "roaming" in our home country

So what happened to the free market?

 

[snowhead]

The idea of improved national coverage and sharing was being suggested at least 10 years ago and nothing much improved.
Looking at the article it states this improvement is for 2G only.

Waste of time doing 2G it's history.
EE have been stripping out 2G equipment for a couple of years to make way for 4G.
And I suspect reducing capacity on 3G in favour of 4G

They never managed to get 100% coverage for T.V when there were only 4 channels, so 100% phone coverage has no chance.