O2 TRAVEL

[Anonymous]

I am on 02TRAVEL and in the UAE so that should be 4.99 a day which is lovely.

But where I get a little confused is what happens if I want to call a UAE number whilst I am in the UAE?

Would this be classed as a call to the UAE from the UK and therefore charged as an international call?

Could I use one of the many options to like planettalk or call2call, or would that be classed as a premium rate and therefore be excluded from O2TRAVEL?

Many thanks. 

[jonsie · Accepted solution]

The daily charge is only for texts and calls back to the UK do international charges will apply calling within the UAE. 

You will not be allowed to use the other services you mention under o2 travel. 

By far the best option is a local sim if the phone is unlocked although other WiFi services such as Line, Skype or WhatsApp would do for you if the other party had the same app.  Either free over wifi or over data using o2 travel. 

Please be warned that sending a single text to the UK will trigger the £4.99 charge for the day. 

[MI5]

Standard Rates

Our Pay Monthly customers will be charged at the following rate for calling this country.

Cost per minute of calling:  

Landline	£2.00
Mobiles	£2.00
Cost per text message	35p

Minute minimum charges apply

Picture message (MMS) – 40p per message

[Bambino]

Wow! Calls are really expensive!

[MI5]

We can look forward to that all over once Brexit has completed.

[Cleoriff]

£2.00 a minute? FGS. I hope they have WiFi in abundance in UAE....

[MI5]

That won't help calling another UAE number tho...

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:
That won't help calling another UAE number tho...

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I hadn't even thought THAT far ahead...I was still reeling at £2.00 a minute....

[jonsie]

Oil rich country innit....O2 want their bucketful.