Mobile roaming costs
When you use your mobile phone in other EU countries – to call, text (send SMS messages) or go online – there’s a limit on what your operator can charge you.
Throughout the EU, the “Eurotariff” for roaming means the cost of using these services is capped – to put a stop to excessive prices.
The maximum tariffs for calls, texts and going online (data download) are:
1 July 2012 |
1 July 2013 |
1 July 2014 |
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Outgoing voice calls (per minute) |
€0.29 |
€0.24 |
€0.19 |
Incoming voice calls (per minute) |
€0.08 |
€0.07 |
€0.05 |
Outgoing texts (per SMS message) |
€0.09 |
€0.08 |
€0.06 |
Online (data download, per MB*) |
€0.70 |
€0.45 |
€0.20 |