Millions of Britons now face roaming charges for the first time in four years in Europe Brexit.
Roaming charges were banned in EU countries in 2017, but this no longer covers UK users.
So, for those who use your data to navigate yourself abroad, or post a vacation snap to your Instagram story, how much should you pay?
These are the roaming charges for major service providers.
EE
existing EE customers see no changes for now.
Currently, customers can use up to 50 GB of data (depending on their plan) per month for free in EE’s ‘Europe Zone’.
But people who signed up for new or improved contracts as of July 7 will have to deal with new rules.
EE charges these customers £2 per day to use their existing rights in the EU (excluding Ireland).
Long-term users can purchase 30-day packages that may be cheaper.
O2
O2 is not refund roaming charges.
However, the company will charge customers who use more than 25 GB of data per month in Europe.
From August 2, 2022, users will be charged £3.50 per GB above this limit.
This change only affects customers with data limits over 25 GB.
Three
Three European data cap reduced from 20 GB to 12 GB per month from July 1, 2022, after which users will now be charged 0.3 pence per MB.
The company says these are… Go Roam in Europe Policy more in line with the Go Roam Around the World rules.
Under Global Policy, many Three customers currently get free data, texts and calls to UK numbers when traveling to various destinations, including the US, Australia and New Zealand.
However, the policies of Europe and the world will still differ.
Instead of paying a fee, data usage of more than 12 GB per month is not allowed in world destinations.
Users can also send up to 5,000 text messages and call numbers in the UK for up to 3,000 minutes for free.
The company says changes to its fair use policy are intended to prevent customers living abroad from using Three plans.
A spokesperson for Three told metro.co.uk: ‘The new fair use limit is still more than enough for holidaymakers to use their phones as they would if they were in the UK.’
Vodafone
Vodafone now charges roaming charges for paying customers who joined after August 11, 2021.
The cost is £2 per day when traveling in EU countries excluding the Republic of Ireland.
Vodafone still offers plans that include roaming in SIM-only and in addition to a new smartphone with Vodafone EVO.
Roaming passes, with terms of eight and fifteen days, are also available from Vodafone for the equivalent of just £1 per day.
Tesco Mobile
Enjoyed the free roaming by Tesco Mobile customers with the ‘Home from Home’ contract will no longer be available to new customers as roaming charges are reintroduced.
Beginning in 2023, new signups and upgrade customers will lose this benefit, although existing customers will continue to enjoy this benefit, provided they do not change their device or switch to a SIM-only contract.
Roaming charges are 10 cents per MB of data, 20 cents per SMS and 55 cents per minute for calls.
gifgaff
While Giffgaff won’t fully implement roaming charges, there will be a limit to free data usage, calls and texts in the EU.
From July 26, 2022, Giffgaff customers will be able to use up to 5 GB of data per month in the EU. Above that level, 10 cents per MB will be charged.
In a statement about his websiteGiffgaff said it had “made the decision to cut some of that cost so we can give our members at least up to 5GB to roam in the EU, at no extra cost”.
The change comes as data from 2019 showed that 90% of Giffgaff customers used less than that figure when roaming in the EU.
Sky Mobile
If you are a Sky Mobile customer, you must purchase a Roaming Passport Plus to roam in the EU.
The pass costs £2 per day when you’re out of the country and gives you access to your UK data, calls and SMS credits in 55 different destinations.
The full list of countries covered by the passport can be found here.
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