Northern Ireland

[Anonymous]

My friend has gone to Northern Ireland for 2 weeks, we have been text messaging but it does it cost me to text him?

[Anonymous]

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@Fellwalker wrote:

".... found myself getting a "Welcome to O2 Eire" message reaching across from Donegal!  That then means you are abroad, so everything costs more, and calls/texts to the UK do not come within your allowance...."

But @jonsie said in message dated 19 July at 19:43 - ".....It doesn't matter if he's anywhere in the world. Any text to a UK number is free from your text allowance. It also costs nothing for him to receive."

I may be reading this all wrong, but there appears to be conflict of opinion here.  Are texts sent to UK numbers via O2 Eire free (within the tariff allowance) to O2 UK customers who inadvertently roam into the O2 Eire network albeit they remain geographically within the UK?   If outside the allowance are they charged at the same, higher or lower cost (I accept this may be difficult to answer precisely given that Eire is in the Euro zone).

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[jonsie]

A text message sent to any UK mobile number whether it is in Afghanistan, Timbucktoo,  Eire ,  or anywhere else in the world, from the UK will come from your allowance. Conversely, wherever you are in the civilised world it will be free to receive the text.

Sending texts from anywhere other than the UK will incur charges.

No conflict only fact.

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

A text message sent to any UK mobile number whether it is in Afghanistan, Timbucktoo,  Eire ,  or anywhere else in the world, from the UK will come from your allowance. Conversely, wherever you are in the civilised world it will be free to receive the text.

Sending texts from anywhere other than the UK will incur charges.

No conflict only fact.

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Thanks for the clarification @jonsie   Think the Cider has been fuzzing my already dim wits!

[jonsie]

Fuelled on Fosters at the moment @Anonymous 

[Fellwalker]

That's exactly what I meant, hence prefacing my comment "He just needs to be aware... "

I was electronically in Eire so got charged for sending texts and making calls, not for receiving them. 
Sorry for any confusion.

[Anonymous]

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@Fellwalker wrote:

That's exactly what I meant, hence prefacing my comment "He just needs to be aware... "

I was electronically in Eire so got charged for sending texts and making calls, not for receiving them. 
Sorry for any confusion.

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No need for any apology @Fellwalker   -  I am easily confused and am especially expert at confusing myself!!