Compliments of Brexit.

Thanks brexit. Fucking clownshow

EE now charges its contract customers £2.29 a day to use their phones as at home while in mainland Europe, or they can buy a monthly roaming pass.

EE told Guardian Money the price rise reflected the “increased cost of providing roaming services along with making investments into its network and UK customer services”.

It said: “The Roam Abroad Pass also offers significant cost-saving benefits for customers travelling to Australia, US, Canada, Mexico or New Zealand, with roaming to these destinations included in the pass.”

I don’t have any problem with them cutting some deal with mobile providers in those places, but I have to say that I’m skeptical that there are going to be a great many people on a British cell plan who have much need to roam within a single month to both mainland Europe and to at least one of Australia, the US, Canada, Mexico, or New Zealand. Maybe some business travelers.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Roaming charges made an unwelcome reappearance for UK mobile users heading to mainland Europe after Brexit.

EE, Three and Vodafone were all quick to reintroduce the daily or monthly charges to use their mobiles while in the EU – which typically add £2 a day.

EE now charges its contract customers £2.29 a day to use their phones as at home while in mainland Europe, or they can buy a monthly roaming pass.

In March it went up to £15, and then to £25 a month in mid October – this is on top of a 14.4% increase to contract payments that was applied in April.

Ernest Doku, a telecoms expert at Uswitch.com, said EE customers should check their plans before travelling as their current deal may already include a roaming pass as part of their “inclusive extras”.

He added: “Consumers are now at the whim of providers after the end of standard EU protections for mobile users in the UK, and as such networks have a responsibility to ensure any additional costs are clearly communicated.”

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I recently switched to Lebara, which uses the Vodafone network and has some sweet deals via Money Saving Expert.

EU roaming is bundled, which is the main reason I switched from Three.