iPhone customers warned of high overseas price

20th Mar, 2010 | No Comment | Posted in iPhone

Clientele using gadgets like the iPhone and the Google Nexus One presently face unlimited bills when they access web services while travelling in Europe and other parts of the world.

Nonetheless data download prices in the 27 European Union nations will be capped when novel rules are introduced this summer, travellers to the United States and elsewhere in the world will still face high prices.

Consumer group Which? has demanded that mobile gadget service suppliers extend the EU limits to “roaming” charges in the rest of the world.

Matt Bath of Which? believed: “Mobile phone companies should voluntarily take these very sensible steps and apply them on a worldwide basis.”

Which? is advising users to go into their settings and simply turn off the data roaming facility, or get in touch with their service provider to agree a data download limit.

Clientele using gadgets like the iPhone and the Google Nexus One presently face unlimited bills when they access web services while travelling in Europe and other parts of the world.
Nonetheless data download prices in the 27 European Union nations will be capped when novel rules are introduced this summer, travellers to the United States and elsewhere in the world will still face high prices.
Consumer group Which? has demanded that mobile gadget service suppliers extend the EU limits to “roaming” charges in the rest of the world.Matt Bath of Which? believed: “Mobile phone companies should voluntarily take these very sensible steps and apply them on a worldwide basis.”Which? is advising users to go into their settings and simply turn off the data roaming facility, or get in touch with their service provider to agree a data download limit.