Re: [uknof] Three stops roaming - advice for new mobile provider

[christian de larrinaga via uknof]

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Your being very polite. I also found myself checking the Switch services
and operator materials and it is another case of post Brexit madness. 

I renewed with Three after having my end of contract rolling continuum
facing immediate termination so they could impose terms for roaming and other 
charges. When I
queried this I was told three different stories by five
different people at Three. In the end none of them were near correct in
what they implemented once I renewed. 

Ofcom:

Mobile operators should lose their monopoly spectrum allocations in UK whilst 
this nonsense
continues. wholesale A-Z  termination differentials post Brexit don't justify
price gauging Brits or disconnecting routing to their IMEI linked E.164 numbers 
or
even to SIP when abroad pure and simple.  

Time for a massive increase in open spectrum and E.164 numbers
to be routed via ENUM so we can be done with the cartel of dinosaurs if
the continue to behave this badly.


Christian

Stephen Wilcox <steve.wil...@ixreach.com> writes:

> Hey all,
>  so, Three has finally caught up in the race to cap EU free roaming, however 
> their take is a bit aggressive - I got a
> text today that if I don't return to the UK by 10/4 my number will be 
> suspended while roaming. Apparently this
> applies to all types of contracts they have and limits EU roaming to a max of 
> 2 consecutive months, after this
> your number gets suspended. Curiously this doesn't apply if you're roaming 
> outside the EU and they don't offer
> some kind of add-on/alternative where this doesn't apply. (I spoke to 4 
> different reps today, each had a different
> understanding of the rules and each escalation brought a different response 
> altho it seems they've given me a
> one time temporary extension for now... suggesting their implementation of 
> this is a big mess).
>
> I spend most of my time outside the UK and while I do have a local SIM, I 
> need my UK number to be active as a
> bare minimum so I can access UK Gov, banking, basically anything with 2FA 
> which is UK specific. Not to mention
> it's been my main contact number for over 20 years.
>
> Do any of you know what providers are offering good packages with a focus on 
> not too crazy roaming charges
> which do not place a time period in the contract on which you can't stay 
> outside the UK - information on uSwitch
> etc suggests most operators have offered a time limit stance but the pages I 
> found are 1-2 years old so thought
> I'd ask the collective.
>
> thanks for any tips..
>
> Steve
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christian de larrinaga 
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