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Want cell service abroad? Try a cheap local phone

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created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- To prepare for a trip to Tuscany, Paul Boffa visited a local Verizon store to learn about options for taking his mobile phone with him.


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EU travellers to get cheaper mobile phone calls from Wednesday

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created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

European travellers will pay less to use their mobile phones while abroad in the EU from Wednesday when new regulated price caps take effect across the 27-nation bloc.





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Briefs: EC to cut Europe roaming charges

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created Mar 28, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The European Commission formally announced Tuesday its intention to reduce roaming charges for mobile-phone calls throughout the continent.


Briefs: U.K. wireless firms blast EU roaming plan

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created Feb 09, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

British mobile-phone companies Thursday chastised the European Union's proposed cap on roaming charges as an unwarranted intrusion on their business.


Roaming a headache along Irish border

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created Sep 13, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ireland has given mobile-phone operators three months to solve problems involving unexpected roaming charges in border areas.


EC to move on lowering phone roam rates

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created Feb 06, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The European Commission plans to announce legislative steps to lower the roaming charges wireless phones users pay for international calls.


Group urges caution on Euro roaming rules

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created Mar 22, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The trade group representing the mobile-phone industry Wednesday urged the European Commission to shelve plans for new rules on roaming charges.


EU site lists wireless roaming charges

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created Oct 04, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Europeans now have a concise Web site they can use to avoid the pitfalls of roaming charges while using their cell phones on the road.


European travellers will pay less to send text messages and access the internet via mobile phone

EU travellers to get cheaper mobile messages

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

European travellers will pay less to send text messages and access the internet via mobile phone networks, under a compromise deal thrashed out by EU negotiators Tuesday, a spokesman said.


In Brief: Vodafone to slash European roaming charges

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created May 08, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vodafone will be reducing costs of roaming charges in Europe by at least 40 percent by April 2007 compared to the summer of 2005.


EU lawmakers approve new price cap on text message

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- EU lawmakers voted Wednesday for a new price cap that will cut the cost of sending text messages from abroad by nearly two-thirds.


Vodafone with datacard for U.S. users

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created Sep 15, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vodafone launched Thursday a datacard that allows users to go online from their laptops while traveling in the United States.



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