Rang abroad and the other party got charged ?! - General Discussion

CXC3000 · 24-05-2007, 16:53

I decided to ring a friend who's taken a holiday in Romania, and she told me that all the phone calls I make to her, she's getting charged for !

How the hell does that work ?

Isn't it me that's supposed to be forking out the bill, not her ?

In fact, am I getting charged as well ? - she's on a pay as you go phone (don't know if it would make any difference if she was on a contract phone).

Something not right here.

comedyfish · 24-05-2007, 16:54

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Originally Posted by CXC3000

Something not right here.

no that always happens

well to me anyway

jon8769 · 24-05-2007, 16:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by CXC3000

I decided to ring a friend who's taken a holiday in Romania, and she told me that all the phone calls I make to her, she's getting charged for !

How the hell does that work ?

Isn't it me that's supposed to be forking out the bill, not her ?

In fact, am I getting charged as well ? - she's on a pay as you go phone (don't know if it would make any difference if she was on a contract phone).

Something not right here.

Was it a mobile? I think if you call a mobile abroad its the mobile owner who gets the charges. I think I'm right saying that anywho...

CXC3000 · 24-05-2007, 16:58

Yep - it's a mobile.

But since she's in the EU (is Romania part of the EU ?), I thought we're all one big happy family and no charges are made ?

I could understand it if she was outside the EU, but inside ?

DBC · 24-05-2007, 16:58

If you call a UK mobile while it's abroad, either from a land-line or mobile, then both parties have to pay. The good thing is that the EU have forced the mobile companies to reduce these charges from this August.

coxy0211 · 24-05-2007, 17:03

Yes, you get charged for answering your mobile abroad. You don't get charged for receiving text messages though (as you have no choice as to whether or not you receive them - you do have the choice not to answer a ringing phone though).

24-05-2007, 17:07

The reason that the phone in the Uk gets charged is because as far ant the telecom countries are concerned you are calling to a phone in a different country, so usually you would be charged for an international call, however you are calling a number with a UK prefix, so they would not be able to charge you an international rate (you may not be aware that the other party is abroad) so the other party picks up the short fall of the international charge.

Hope that makes sense.

Darren

supercool · 24-05-2007, 17:17

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Originally Posted by CXC3000

Yep - it's a mobile.

But since she's in the EU (is Romania part of the EU ?), I thought we're all one big happy family and no charges are made ?

I could understand it if she was outside the EU, but inside ?

What has the EU got to do with anything? She is still on a roaming agreement and you both pay.

raymogy · 24-05-2007, 17:18

you pay the uk phone charge, the party abroad picks up the roaming charge.

These are th echarges that have been in the news yesterday and from august get halfed.

LWTC · 24-05-2007, 17:18

The person making the call does not always know the mobile is not in the UK, so it is unfair to charge them for the international call. As the caller you pay your normal rate for ringing a mobile.

The network though has to get the money for the international part of the call, and as the person receiving the call has choosen to be abroad they get to pick up that extra cost.

The good news as mentioned before that rules are coming in from August to limit these roaming call charges, but it is still not as cheap as a UK internal call

raymogy · 24-05-2007, 17:20

see mywebsite http://www.raymondduggan.com/phone.

24-05-2007, 17:25

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Originally Posted by raymogy

see mywebsite http://www.raymondduggan.com/phone.

What has that got to do with calling a UK prefix whilst it is abroad??

jen0607 · 24-05-2007, 17:28

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Originally Posted by supercool

What has the EU got to do with anything? She is still on a roaming agreement and you both pay.

Quite a lot actually.

The EU have just passed a law which says that network providers aren't allowed to charge more than 33p a min when calling within the EU (Ie, calling France from Britain.)

I think the cost of receiving a call abroad has been restricted to 18p.

Its been on the news.

reem14 · 24-05-2007, 17:36

When i phone my brother's mobile (he lives in Canada) he gets charged for the call too. He says that in Canada when you call another mobile in Canada, the person receiving the call gets charged and the person dialling doesn't (or something like that, it was confusing!)

24-05-2007, 16:53	#1
CXC3000 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Shire of York Posts: 5,460	Rang abroad and the other party got charged ?! I decided to ring a friend who's taken a holiday in Romania, and she told me that all the phone calls I make to her, she's getting charged for ! How the hell does that work ? Isn't it me that's supposed to be forking out the bill, not her ? In fact, am I getting charged as well ? - she's on a pay as you go phone (don't know if it would make any difference if she was on a contract phone). Something not right here.

24-05-2007, 16:58	#4
CXC3000 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Shire of York Posts: 5,460	Yep - it's a mobile. But since she's in the EU (is Romania part of the EU ?), I thought we're all one big happy family and no charges are made ? I could understand it if she was outside the EU, but inside ?

24-05-2007, 16:58	#5
DBC Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: East Midlands Services: Freesat and Freeview . Topfield TF5800PVR Posts: 3,704	If you call a UK mobile while it's abroad, either from a land-line or mobile, then both parties have to pay. The good thing is that the EU have forced the mobile companies to reduce these charges from this August.

24-05-2007, 17:03	#6
coxy0211 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Road To Nowhere Services: Sky World, Broadband, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS Posts: 1,331	Yes, you get charged for answering your mobile abroad. You don't get charged for receiving text messages though (as you have no choice as to whether or not you receive them - you do have the choice not to answer a ringing phone though).

24-05-2007, 17:07	#7
darreng Posts: n/a	The reason that the phone in the Uk gets charged is because as far ant the telecom countries are concerned you are calling to a phone in a different country, so usually you would be charged for an international call, however you are calling a number with a UK prefix, so they would not be able to charge you an international rate (you may not be aware that the other party is abroad) so the other party picks up the short fall of the international charge. Hope that makes sense. Darren

24-05-2007, 17:18	#9
raymogy Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grimsby, N.E.Lincs Services: Digifusion 200 , Alba, toucan 8mb Posts: 3,880	you pay the uk phone charge, the party abroad picks up the roaming charge. These are th echarges that have been in the news yesterday and from august get halfed.

24-05-2007, 17:18	#10
LWTC Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portsmouth Services: SKY, BT Broadband 8mb Posts: 134	The person making the call does not always know the mobile is not in the UK, so it is unfair to charge them for the international call. As the caller you pay your normal rate for ringing a mobile. The network though has to get the money for the international part of the call, and as the person receiving the call has choosen to be abroad they get to pick up that extra cost. The good news as mentioned before that rules are coming in from August to limit these roaming call charges, but it is still not as cheap as a UK internal call

24-05-2007, 17:20	#11
raymogy Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grimsby, N.E.Lincs Services: Digifusion 200 , Alba, toucan 8mb Posts: 3,880	see mywebsite http://www.raymondduggan.com/phone.

24-05-2007, 17:36	#14
reem14 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Swansea Posts: 1,547	When i phone my brother's mobile (he lives in Canada) he gets charged for the call too. He says that in Canada when you call another mobile in Canada, the person receiving the call gets charged and the person dialling doesn't (or something like that, it was confusing!)