ID Mobile claims unexpected roaming expenses cost Brits £262 per holiday
According to iD Mobile research, unexpected roaming costs have impacted 27% of British travelers, with bills often costing £262. id mobile roaming charges
Despite facing costs when roaming without an inclusive bundle, only 21pc say they consider roaming charges when looking for a new contract.
For 60pc of Brits going abroad this year, 90pc of them will be taking their mobile phone but only 49pc are prepared for using their phone abroad freely.
Operators like Three, Vodafone, EE and Sky are now charging for roaming, but switching to a network provider like iD Mobile includes roaming in 50 destinations on its phone and SIM only plans.
Customers can save an average of £149 a year on phone deals compared to the major networks and iD mobile customers who want a SIM only option can save an average of £10 per month.
iD Mobile head of customer and marketing Lewis Henry said: “At iD Mobile we are committed to providing the best value for our customers. id mobile roaming charges
“With so many of our competitors now charging for roaming, we’ve decided to continue providing our inclusive Roaming benefit for all new and existing customers to help ease the burden a little in these challenging times.
What is inclusive EU roaming? id mobile roaming charges
Inclusive EU roaming comes as standard on all iD Mobile plans. It lets you roam like at home in 50 destinations across the EU and beyond (to give you even better value, iD Mobile has added quite a few non-EU destinations to the list). The minutes, texts and data you use simply come out of your monthly allowances – subject to our fair usage & open data policies.
What are the 50 inclusive EU roaming destinations?
You can roam like at home in these 50 destinations across Europe and beyond:
Band 1 – Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Martinique, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Réunion, Romania, Saint Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Vatican City.
Band 2 – Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Belarus, Kazakhstan.
How to enable roaming and international on iD Mobile device?
Check your calling features in the iD Mobile app or My Account online under ‘My extras’. When you switch international and roaming on, you’ll be able to use these features.
