EU roaming charges will be reinstated for a number of UK mobile networks.
Popular service providers such as Vodafone, EE, Three, Lebara are among the networks that will all be scrapping free EU roaming and bringing back the charges soon, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Before the UK left the EU, Brits on holiday could use their monthly allowances of calls, data and texts while visiting 28 destinations in the EU for no extra charge.
However, as a result of Brexit, some mobile providers have reintroduced roaming charges, while others are allowing customers to still roam for free.
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Each mobile network provider will operate on different fees and thresholds when it comes to using your phone abroad.
Liverpool Echo have compiled a guide below of all the mobile networks in the UK that have brought back the fees, with information on when the charges will begin and for what cost.
Vodafone
Roaming charges are back on at Vodafone.
New and upgrading customers will have to pay up to £2 per day to use their monthly allowance of data, calls and texts, unless they signed up before August 11, 2021.
However, those using Vodafone will be able to reduce the cost to £1 per day by purchasing a multi-day pass for eight or 15 days (Vodafone will charge £3.13 per GB over its 25GB limit).
Those on the firm’s more expensive Xtra plans will still have roaming included, while the Republic of Ireland will be exempt for all customers.
Find out more here.
EE
Roaming charges will be back in place with EE from March 3, 2022.
Those who have taken out a pay monthly handset or SIM plan with EE from July 7, 2021 onwards, will incur a daily charge (£2 per day if you go over your allowance) for using their phone in the European roaming zone.
See the list of destinations where the charge will apply here.
However, if your contract started before July 7, 2021, then you won't be charged the £2 fee.
Customers who pay monthly for a tablet, laptop, mobile and broadband will also incur the charge if they took out their contract from August 18, 2021.
Here's how the new charges will work:
One low fixed daily payment of £2 per day
You don't need to do anything to opt-in, if you use your allowances you'll pay £2 for that day, and if you don't, you won't be charged anything
All your allowances work just like at home - and you can buy more data if you need to.
Find out more here.
Lebara
Lebara currently has no plans to bring back EU roaming charges.
The SIM-only company also have some great deals on offer too so this network could be the key solution to saving a bit of money on your bills this year.
Their 30 days 5G SIM only plan comes with 2GB of data, 1000 minutes and 1000 texts for just 99p per month for the first three months with code LEBARA5 - - find out more about it here.
Three
Three will apply a flat £2 daily charge for customers using their phone in an EU country.
Customers will see the changes come into effect from May 23 2022. (Three's fair use limit is 12GB and customers will be charged £3 per GB above that)
Three has introduced Go Roam which lets customers use their plan or add-on allowances in over 70 destinations around the world at no extra cost.
However, if users go over their plan they will be charged.
For £5 a day, customers can benefit from unlimited unrestricted data (up to fair usage limits) which can be used exactly as customers like, whether that's to upload pictures, stream TV shows or create a personal hotspot.
If you use a lot of data or just want the best internet experience, Three says their Data Passport is made for you.
Find out more about it here.
