I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF ON PAY & GO

[Anonymous]

I recently went abroad and a friend called me from the UK on my O2 to O2 mobile. I was charged £6.06 by O2 for RECEIVING the call. On querying this I am told I made the calls BUT I ONLY RECEIVED the calls & they charge me for this. I asked for the telephone numbers & I am told to fill-in a form & send £10 to receive the tel. records. I am expected to wait 40 days for this. Anyone out there ever been ripped-off by O2 like this?

[MI5]

You get charged for receiving calls when abroad. Everyone knows this by now, surely ??

[perksie · Accepted solution]

Hardly a rip off:

http://www.o2.co.uk/international/faqs

[MI5]

Funny how they've emphasised all the bits that are covered in the FAQ's

[perksie]

The first time I took a phone abroad I spent hours making sure I knew exactly what the costs might be.

A few years ago those charges would have been hundreds of pounds.

[Anonymous]

I woulnt even contemplate taking a mobile phone abroad on holiday in the 1st place.

Highly stealable.

Extra data Charges.

Call Costs.

Much safer and cheaper to use a payphone !

[jonsie]

I always take a mobile away to stay in touch with family and friends. Going away for a week, I would agree BOB but for 3 months a mobile is vital to me, albeit with a local simcard.

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

I always take a mobile away to stay in touch with family and friends. Going away for a week, I would agree BOB but for 3 months a mobile is vital to me, albeit with a local simcard.

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I should have been a bit more detailed in my reply really Jonsie !

A holiday for a week to a fortnight I cant see the reason for taking a mobile phone with you.

If for the length of time you speak about because of work secondment or your just plain rich then that's a fair enough comment !  

Using a local sim card in an unlocked handset really is the key !

[Anonymous]

Or just not using it at all, I take mine for emergencies but never phone anyone, only occasionally text as it cost me 8p a text last time I went abroad

[aldaweb]

First time I took a mobile abroad I rang up to make sure I had ITS as it was then on the account, and turned off voicemail and data before leaving the country.