EE customers will be hit with controversial charges from tomorrow and we explain how you can avoid it.
The mobile network first revealed that it was planning to bring back the EU roaming fees for customers in 2021.
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Originally planned for January 2022, a number of tech issues forced the company to delay the new charge until March.
From tomorrow, EE customers will face an extra charge of £2 per day when they head outside the UK.
Speaking about the upcoming change for all customers, an EE spokesperson said: “Customers travelling abroad for longer will be able to use a 30-day Roam Abroad Pass.
“Essential plan customers will be able to take the Pass for £10, while Smart or Full Works plans customers are able to include the same pass as part of their plan.”
Meanwhile, other major UK networks are also bringing back roaming charges for their customers.
It follows the UK’s exit from the European Union, which allowed firms to apply a fee.
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Vodafone brought in a new roaming charge for Brits abroad from January 26, 2022.
Customers who took out a contract with the network provider after August 21, 2021 will have to pay £2 a day to use data in European Union countries.
Similarly, those signed up to Three have until May 23 before they’re also facing a £2-a-day charge.
But the fee only applies to people who joined Three after October 1, 2021.
To avoid the extra charges, many would immediately disable mobile data as soon as their plane landed and jump between the free Wi-Fi networks to periodically check-in.
Also, if you’ve been with EE for a while, you might also be able to avoid the network’s new fee.
The company said it would only affect customers who have taken out a contract after July 7 last year.
It’s also possible to avoid EE’s EU roaming costs by switching to other networks that offer customers a free allowance when travelling.
For example, O2 allows its customers to mainly use their data, minutes and text allowances as usual abroad – with limits on internet usage in place.
You can only use up to 25GB of your data at no extra cost when you’re travelling in Europe but you’ll be charged £3.50 per gigabyte after you hit the limit.
However, it’s worth noting that if you’re still in your contract period, you might be charged an exit fee.
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