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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Two Questions
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 23:26:59 -0000 (UTC)
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Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2024-12-04 19:54, Chris wrote:
>>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Notice that with a SIM bought in Spain, making a phone call in Italy is
>>>> an international call.
>>> 
>>> Really? Is that typical?
>>> 
>>> My UK SIM treats all EU calls as local when roaming. This was both before
>>> and after brexit. My deal is £7 pm incl 20GB and unlimited calls/txts.
>> 
>> I guess it depends on the plan. You have to ask to make certain.
> 
>   Nope. It's an EU regulation. You can only charge the same cost as an
> in-country call and there's a maximum per minute cost. (There was a time
> when for me a call inside another EU country or from such a country to
> NL was *cheaper* than an in-NL call, because of that maximum per minute
> cost.)
> 
>   But yes, *technically* it's "an international call" because you have
> to prepend the country code of the destination, which you don't have to
> do for an in-country call.
> 
>   So it's "an international call" and it needs roaming to work, but it's
> not more expensive than an in-country call.

Actually you can add the country code to all your calls and the
operator/network works out whether it's local or international. Makes life
a lot easier when storing and dialling contacts when away from home. 

All my UK numbers start with +44 regardless of whether I call from home or
abroad.