O2 Travel

[koala321]

Hello, I am on £5 Big Bundle, my phone is a Doro and doesn't have a web browser so isn't using data. I have some questions about using my mobile abroad, as I haven't been abroad with my mobile for a while and am a bit out of date with what happens.

1) If I go abroad to a country outside the Europe zone I am advised to join 02 Travel where I get 100mb for £1.99 a day. What is my allowance for making calls and sending texts outside the Europe Zone with 02 Travel. What calls and texts do I get for my £1.99?

2) Is the £1.99 deducted from my credit every day I am abroad or only when data is accessed by the phone? My phone doesn't use data, so would the £1.99 be deducted when I make a call/send a text? When I switch the phone on when abroad will £1.99 be deducted for the day or only when calls/texts/data is made?

3) In the Europe zone do I still get unlimited calls and texts for £5 a month, and if I am abroad on the Big Bundle renewal date is £5 deducted in the normal way from my phone?

4) In the Europe Zone can I send a picture message to the UK on £5 Big Bundle at the usual UK rate?

5) I have no plans to go abroad just yet but would you advise me joining 02 Travel now so the phone is ready to use abroad if I go suddenly. Or should I wait until I set off before I activate O2 Travel? That way if I go to a country outside the Europe Zone only £1.99 is deducted and no more. I don't want to suddenly go abroad and get a large credit deduction for money I can't get back. But if I already join 02 Travel only £1.99 is deducted?

Please could someone answer my questions the same way I've set them out. 1) 

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Thank you 

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[Enlli]

Wonderful theory, but does not always happen in practice.

[MI5]

lol

[Enlli]

I shall test the drop to 2G on my wife's S20 next month when Vodafone shuts off her 3G according to their latest missive

[MI5]

But Voda do 4g calling on PAYG so will use 4g in preference to 2g.

[Oxonian]

@Enlli @MI5 

The interesting one is Three when they close 3G ; they don't have a 2G fallback. 😱 

[MI5]

Maybe Three also offer VoLTE across the board?

[koala321]

Hello, I've switched off O2 Travel on my other smartphone and I got a text back. It says "

You've now opted out of O2 Travel. Using data in Europe will cost 19p/MB. If you want to opt back in text TRAVELON to 21300."

I'm on £10 Data Big Bundle so shouldn't I be getting data from my own Big Bundle allowance when in Europe, not paying 19p per MB?

[MI5]

In any EU country you use your UK allowances.

Those messages are wrong and have been reported many times and are a throwback to pre free EU roaming.

[koala321]

@MI5 That solves that mystery! Thanks @MI5 😀

[Hutches]

Hi @MI5 

Does that mean I do not need to do anything when roaming in Spain?

I do not need to text TRAVELON if I have a £20 Big Bundle PAYG ?