topic Re: EU roaming in Pay As You Go

EU roaming

omaghlad30 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:40:16 GMT

I’m in Greece and can’t make called to uk. Failed. Works maybe once every 3 days. Suspect it’s a 2g 4g issue. I’ve data working fine. Has anyone actually got calls working. Texts also an issue

Re: EU roaming

MI5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:51:46 GMT

@omaghlad30

Switch phone to 2g only for calls or try manually searching for a different nbetwork that may still have 3g.

4g calling is coming later in the year.

https://www.o2.co.uk/help/international-and-network/network-and-coverage/3g-switch-off

Re: EU roaming

pgn — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:56:21 GMT

If data works fine, switch to, for example, WhatsApp - both you and the people you wish to talk to will need to have WhatsApp enabled on their phone, but it handles calls, messaging, video calling and photo sharing, all with your data connection, @omaghlad30

Good luck!

Re: EU roaming

omaghlad30 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:12:00 GMT

Thanks but still doesn’t work on 2g

managed to connect a call earlier on 4g. Network automatically dropped down to 2g. Complete random. Tried another call straight after with no success

o2 told me pay monthly or a higher value payg bundle would have less issues.

also can only manually connect to 2 Greek networks not Vodafone

Re: EU roaming

omaghlad30 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:40:51 GMT

Thanks but some relatives only have landlines

does anyone know why this is completely intermittent

Re: EU roaming

MI5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:42:39 GMT

Nothing to do with the value of your PAYG package @omaghlad30

There's no 4g calling on any PAYG tariff yet.

Sounds like the local network having issues with your connection TBH.

Re: EU roaming

Enlli — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:57:03 GMT

Just to say 3G has now been totally shut down in Greece.

Re: EU roaming

omaghlad30 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:01:00 GMT

Thank you

is there any solution

my friend is pay monthly and no issues

Re: EU roaming

Enlli — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:24:07 GMT

@omaghlad30 wrote:
Thank you

is there any solution

my friend is pay monthly and no issues

At the moment only switching to 2G will give you calls. Contract customers have 4G calling so there is not a problem

O2 have intimated 4G calling will be available to PAYG customers by the end of the year

Re: EU roaming

MI5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:43:18 GMT

@Enlli wrote:
O2 have intimated 4G calling will be available to PAYG customers by the end of the year

Link provided above but as I said originally, the only way is to use 2g for calls until then.

Re: EU roaming

omaghlad30 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:02:58 GMT

2g not working either

I’ve it set to manual and 2g all day

Re: EU roaming

Enlli — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:19:03 GMT

Nothing we or O2 can do

The ability to make calls is down to the Greek networks.

Some networks limit roaming on 2G. O2 are supposed to be doing that shortly, stopping none UK customers from using the 2G network.

You would need to find out the Greek carriers policy

Re: EU roaming

MI5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:54:30 GMT

@omaghlad30 wrote:
2g not working either

I’ve it set to manual and 2g all day

Your only option is to get a local PAYG sim then @omaghlad30

Re: EU roaming

pgn — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:49:34 GMT

Edited for duplicate quote.

@MI5 wrote:
@omaghlad30 wrote:
2g not working either

I’ve it set to manual and 2g all day
Your only option is to get a local PAYG sim then @omaghlad30

And pay Greek international rates back to the UK, from a "strange"number, @omaghlad30 - except where you can use WhatsApp as mentioned earlier.

Re: EU roaming

MI5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:14:38 GMT

He can't do that for all numbers if you read his reply.......

Re: EU roaming

MI5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:31:42 GMT

Just a thought @omaghlad30

You sat you can't connect to Vodafone, if that's because it says forbidden, you can still try it when roaming. Forbidden networks only apply when in UK.

Re: EU roaming

pgn — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:46:36 GMT

I did, hence my qualification.

Re: EU roaming

MI5 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:58:59 GMT

Since the closure of Skype, there are other methods of VOIP calls to landlines like Teams or some other app such as https://yollacalls.com/blog/landline-international-calls/

Might be worth looking into @omaghlad30 ?