My partner has been in Greece for some weeks. With the changes to the rules on roaming he has been calling me using his normal allowance, but I was shocked to see that my calls to him are charged at an eye-watering £1.50 a minute by Vodafone. What justification can there be for this? PM, London
It’s a common misconception that the new rules banning data roaming charges affect the price of all calls within the EU. In fact, the reduced charges only apply when you are using your UK phone while abroad. Calls and texts to the EU from the UK still incur international charges. Unfortunately, £1.50 is the rate Vodafone charges for calls to Greece from the UK, whereas other providers charge between 6p to £1. You might wish to change provider for a cheaper standard rate.
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