Mobile costs while abroad

[false]

Its a bit of a rant but here goes....
I was in the UK for the latter part of last week and have to use my mobile on several occasions, for both making and receiving calls. It's a ready to go phone with vodafone which I know can be quite expensive but I am absolutely disgusted at how much it actually cost me. I spent about €70 on call credit in total but I'd say I was only on the phone in total for about 45-50 minutes if even that.
I checked out the costs on their website by clicking on the link with the subtext "Vodafone new lower prices" (ha !) and was not surprised to see the prices. To make a call to Ireland is 59c a minute (minimum charge 1 minute) when on the Vodafone network and €1.59 on another.
Now this is the bit that gets me. I know that you're charged to receive a call but thought it was only a token charge. However, to receive a call it's also the same price as it is to make a call. How the fu(k are they getting away with what is basically double charging for a phone call.
Top further my annoyance, I could not get a signal on the vodafone network alot of the time so I had to use someone else like Orange, one-to-one or BT cellnet so I was charged the extortionate price of €1.59 to receive a call.
It makes the blood boil :mad: :mad: :mad:

[the outlaw torn]

you can now change networks and keep the number you already have, you should try that. maybe other networks will have better deals now that you can move networks with out changing number. it might voice vodafone and others to lower prices.

[happy joy joy]

ppl get away with that sort of stuff because ppl dont band 2getter and only go at the fuck on there own they need to see the resolve of mass complant.

[the evil belly]

Originally posted by false
Its a bit of a rant but here goes....
I was in the UK for the latter part of last week and have to use my mobile on several occasions, for both making and receiving calls. It's a ready to go phone with vodafone which I know can be quite expensive but I am absolutely disgusted at how much it actually cost me. I spent about €70 on call credit in total but I'd say I was only on the phone in total for about 45-50 minutes if even that.
I checked out the costs on their website by clicking on the link with the subtext "Vodafone new lower prices" (ha !) and was not surprised to see the prices. To make a call to Ireland is 59c a minute (minimum charge 1 minute) when on the Vodafone network and €1.59 on another.
Now this is the bit that gets me. I know that you're charged to receive a call but thought it was only a token charge. However, to receive a call it's also the same price as it is to make a call. How the fu(k are they getting away with what is basically double charging for a phone call.
Top further my annoyance, I could not get a signal on the vodafone network alot of the time so I had to use someone else like Orange, one-to-one or BT cellnet so I was charged the extortionate price of €1.59 to receive a call.
It makes the blood boil :mad: :mad: :mad:


that'd be 1.59 a minute. a mobile customer pays the international costs. someone ringing you would only have paid normal costs and u got stuck with the international part of the call

[ciaran]

It costs the phone company the same amount for you to make a call as for you to recieve a call, people just wouldn't normally accept being charged to recieve calls [and you're being charged for something that's out of your control]