Three Becomes Latest UK Mobile Operator to Bring Back EU Roaming Charges

[CthuluLemon]

Playing the victim? Strange interpretation. Besides, many nations had empires. You talk as if this is unique to the UK. Far, far from it. May I ask where you are from?

You can ask, but you’re not entitled to know. Maybe I mentioned it in a previous post though, feel free to look through my post history. And yes, you are playing the victim. You dismissed others as anglophobes due to your apparent inability to consider sound arguments. You apparently cannot face reality, and so have created your own where Britain has apparently been put upon since ancient times. Nobody is buying the “everyone hates us” argument besides you and those that voted leave. It’s a rationalization, nothing more.

Just because other nations have their own penance to seek, doesn’t mean the UK is off the hook. That’s a schoolyard excuse, you might as well say “Bobby did it too!” 🤣 It doesn’t change the fact that Britain has a history of sending food and resources abroad while the local populations, under Britain’s occupation, starved. You don’t even have to go back to the Irish famine for an example; Your nation was doing that as recently as WWII, just ask Bangladesh. And those atrocities are just a drop in the bucket.

Go have your “which country has a worse history” pissing contest with someone else.

 

[ashdelacroix]

Meanwhile what percentage of the total vote did the Tories win in the last general election? Less than half (43.6%). And yet they hold an 80 seat advantage in Parliament and are free to inflict their will upon the rest of us (the majority) at will.

I firmly believe that the EU had the best interests of our people far closer to their hearts than this current UK government who we seem to be stuck with indefinitely. Brexit was a long term Tory project for a reason, and not for your benefit.

Disgusting how you change my quotation. How can anyone bear to engage with you?

Conservatives were the biggest party under our constitution and therefore laid claim to form a government, under scrutiny of Parliament co-led by an official Opposition. Stop slicing and dicing numbers to suit your argument. All electoral systems have pros and cons.

 

[ruka.snow]

The Scottish government disagrees. You are quite mad! I know that is an ad hominem attack, but my goodness what are you drinking? How can a population of 5.5 million, in Scotland, "fund" England, with a population of 56 million? I fear you are just trolling now. GERS confirms that Scots get more back in spending than they pay in taxation. Per capita government spending is £9,296 in England, but £11,242 in Scotland. I really don't know where you get your ideas from. Presumably nationalist Twitter.

Twitter is a interesting demo of Ruby on Rails. I would have thought it was dead by now along with MySpace. But I am quite done with you, we'll never come to an agreement and frankly once Scotland dissolves the UK I look forward to seeing my taxes going directly to building up my own country and am more than happy to pay extra to do that. And you'll get your wish, an isolated England.

 

[calstanford]

I am Swiss. I am not in the EU. Yet, strangely, my mobile plan doesn't have any roaming charges whatsoever, and so do many many other Swiss carrier plans. So, I am unsure if it is a "Brexit thing". Because, as said, we are not in the EU either (and never have been and, from the looks of it here, we will probably not be for many years to come)

You are part of the Schengen Zone and Single Market.

 

[danny842003]

We voted to remain both times, I am unsure why this is hard for you to understand. We voted to remain in the UK and EU then a second time we voted to remain in the EU. We are no longer in the EU however because a majority for remain wasn't enough.

But your wishes were respected you voted to remain in the UK so when you then voted as the British people which you chose to be your wishes were respected.

you’re the one inventing situations that didn’t happen.

 

[ashdelacroix]

You can ask, but you’re not entitled to know. Maybe I mentioned it in a previous post though, feel free to look through my post history. And yes, you are playing the victim. You dismissed others as anglophobes due to your apparent inability to consider sound arguments. You apparently cannot face reality, and so have created your own where Britain has apparently been put upon since ancient times. Nobody is buying the “everyone hates us” argument besides you and those that voted leave. It’s a rationalization, nothing more.

Just because other nations have their own penance to seek, doesn’t mean you’re off the hook. That’s a schoolyard excuse, you might as well say “Bobby did it too!” 🤣

I'm not engaging in this Anglophobia.

 

[RemedyRabbit]

It’s worth noting even Corbyn was a brexiter for most of his political career, until it actually mattered and then he just dithered to try and save some face with his party.

I don’t much like Corbyn either tbh. It’s a tragedy for our country that the choice was Corbyn or Boris in the last election.

 

[darkpaw]

I am Swiss. I am not in the EU. Yet, strangely, my mobile plan doesn't have any roaming charges whatsoever, and so do many many other Swiss carrier plans. So, I am unsure if it is a "Brexit thing". Because, as said, we are not in the EU either (and never have been and, from the looks of it here, we will probably not be for many years to come)

It's because of the useless, feckless Conservative government in power in the UK. They didn't think about retaining free-roaming when they negotiated their rubbish Withdrawal Agreement.

 

[Banan911]

The EU is a failed socialist club, with Holland, Italy & Greece (both bankrupt economies), Denmark, Poland and Hungary thinking about leaving as well. UK taxpayers paid £14 billion pa, a loss of £14 billion pa, for this club with zero benefits (apart from straight cucumbers). You really don't need the Internet for anything whilst on holiday, you can still get it with free wifi. It was an idea I originally thought would be good to compete with the USA, until I found out how it is funded, and how flawed it is. You do know EU bureaucrats don't pay a penny in tax? VAT rates vary in every country, laws varies in every country, incomes vary in every country, China & Japan weren't superpowers back then. The EU has failed in everything. Poverty still exists and is growing in most EU countries. So what is the point of the EU? Leaving was the best decision and will be proven, as the EU can't carry on with Diane Abbotts maths or economic policies. Don't forget the UK nearly went bust in 1976, just 2 years after joining the nirvana the EU was promised to be. One disaster after another.

Just for your information. Denmark has no plans on leaving the EU. Best regards a Dane living in Denmark

 

[ashdelacroix]

It's because of the useless, feckless Conservative government in power in the UK. They didn't think about retaining free-roaming when they negotiated their rubbish Withdrawal Agreement.

Nothing to do with WA. We can get rid of roaming as we see fit. Perhaps that will happen.

 

[ruka.snow]

But your wishes were respected you voted to remain in the UK so when you then voted as the British people which you chose to be your wishes were respected.

you’re the one inventing situations that didn’t happen.

We don't vote as British people, we vote as Scottish people. In unions the nations get veto's but ours wasn't respected.

 

[danny842003]

I don’t much like Corbyn either tbh. It’s a tragedy for our country that the choice was Corbyn or Boris in the last election.

You won’t get any disagreements from me. It’s strange that I look back at a man who ****ed a dead pig (Cameron) and another who had me rolling around Afghanistan in ****ing Land Rover (Blair) as great statesmen 😂

 

[beanbaguk]

I am Swiss. I am not in the EU. Yet, strangely, my mobile plan doesn't have any roaming charges whatsoever, and so do many many other Swiss carrier plans. So, I am unsure if it is a "Brexit thing". Because, as said, we are not in the EU either (and never have been and, from the looks of it here, we will probably not be for many years to come)

It's Brexit related in the fact that corporations are using it as an excuse to fleece the consumer.

As I've mentioned before, I live in the EU, yet I am British and until about a year ago, I earned sterling. Moreover, I have a registered business in the UK, an in overseas territory, and also where I live. That means I pay the relevant corporation tax in all three countries, plus my personal tax where I am resident.

For this reason, until the 17th of September, I have always had and still need a UK phone. I own a property in the UK (which I pay taxes on), and have everything registered there, yet suddenly, Three have decided to add roaming charges, but also add a limit to my roaming period. So now, they will simply disable my service until I return to the UK (which I have no plans on doing), thereby preventing me from managing business with my UK number, accessing bank accounts and more. I now have to rely on family to provide me with SMS codes etc....all for corporate greed.

Three's excuse was the carriers in the EU were charging money, but that is absolute BS. There have been no changes in their carrier fees, and most own each other anyway.

So in essence, it's all to do with Brexit as, without it, the UK carriers would not have been able to make this change.

 

[danny842003]

We don't vote as British people, we vote as Scottish people. In unions the nations get veto's but ours wasn't respected.

Got a source for this provision of a veto?

 

[ruka.snow]

I don’t much like Corbyn either tbh. It’s a tragedy for our country that the choice was Corbyn or Boris in the last election.

The choice isn't and has never been about one person. You vote for a party. It's not the USA.

 

[ashdelacroix]

We don't vote as British people, we vote as Scottish people. In unions the nations get veto's but ours wasn't respected.

OK, now you are literally making things up. I'm sure you are typing this with a smile on your face. If you actually believe any of this, I advise you to seek help.

 

[ruka.snow]

Got a source for this provision of a veto?

Here, Let Me Google That For You

Passive-aggressively teach your friends how to Google. For all those people who find it more convenient to ask you rather than search it themselves. Not associated with Google.

googlethatforyou.com

 

[CthuluLemon]

I'm not engaging in this Anglophobia.

Aww, reality hurt your feelings? Lol, an ad hominem is the best we can expect from you apparently. Have a nice day though, enjoy the “fruits” of Brexit. 🤣🤣🤣

 

[ashdelacroix]

The choice isn't and has never been about one person. You vote for a party. It's not the USA.

Finally, something we agree on.

 

[H2SO4]

I look forward to the day we rejoin the EU and things can get back to normality with no roaming charges.

I don't think that's going to happen soon. I'd be surprised if it happens in the next 25 years.

I am Swiss. I am not in the EU. Yet, strangely, my mobile plan doesn't have any roaming charges whatsoever, and so do many many other Swiss carrier plans. So, I am unsure if it is a "Brexit thing". Because, as said, we are not in the EU either (and never have been and, from the looks of it here, we will probably not be for many years to come)

Can you tell us please what the rest of your trade agreement includes regarding telecommunications with the other EU countries?

 

[ashdelacroix]

Aww, reality hurt your feelings? Lol, an ad hominem is the best we can expect from you apparently. Have a nice day though.

Nope. I'm a Brexiteer. I'm quite insanely happy about leaving the EU and not having an Empire draining our resources.

 

[Macman8472]

You really did lap up the Leave campaign propaganda.

• Straight cucumbers and the like were abandoned in 2008 (but came about as a result of nations wanting quality standards in their foods).
• "Butter mountain" as you put it, kept many of Britains farmers in business and their lives afloat. Without it, at the time, the dairy industry would have been decimated. (But you'd blame the EU for that too, right?)
• If you hadn't noticed, the recessions you noticed were global, so you could hardly blame the EU. Blame the bankers who continually cause this balls up.

You are now by yourself. As I said, I have abandoned the UK for good as it serves nothing to me. Before I was a British European living where I wanted.

Now I'm a detached Brit living with no rights, no vote, no say, no nothing in Europe and I will revel and celebrate gaining citizenship in an EU country once again, and take back the rights that gave me the opportunity to live where I wanted, with total freedom.

If you cannot see that, you have clearly never lived and benefitted from the system. But for all its flaws (and as I repeat myself over and over, there are plenty), I am a huge believer of the EU as its given me the most wonderful life.

If you think you don't have a dictatorship and corrupt nation, just look at Johnson and his vile wife. Using all your taxpayer money and sifting it to his old-boys club. Those who voted him in, I believe were naive, foolish and too ignorant to understand what they were doing.

So the EU was responsible for your wages, responsible for low unemployment benefits, responsible for job creation, reduced your rent, reduced your council tax, responsible for train tickets and bus fares, responsible for the food in supermarkets, gave you the opportunity to go to restaurants, reduced your bills; gas, electric, water, your mortgage, your bank holidays (the UK just happens to have the least), the NHS, Road Tax. None of the EU's concepts need any money exchanging hands from one country to another. Or didn't you know that? 9 EU countries fund the other 18 EU countries, not equally, and no explanation as to why Luxembourg get €6,512 per person but Croatia gets only €96. People living under the poverty line in all 27 EU countries might disagree with you, that the EU has given them a wonderful life. For most it's been a struggle, and only the overpaid civil servants have benefitted from the EU.

 

[danny842003]

Here, Let Me Google That For You

Passive-aggressively teach your friends how to Google. For all those people who find it more convenient to ask you rather than search it themselves. Not associated with Google.

googlethatforyou.com

So that’s an I made it up then. Just as I expected.

 

[ruka.snow]

Finally, something we agree on.

I am sure if we met in person we would agree on many things. Political and geographic differences aside, there is always a common ground. Before we left the EU those bonds were getting stronger, I even took a Englishman as my husband which was unthinkable not twenty years ago.

 

[H2SO4]

It's not the Brexiteers complaining.

It very much is. They complain at the same time as being massively in denial.
There was a Brexiteer that lived in Spain a while back on the radio, (LBC). He voted for Brexit because England had too many foreigners.
He lived in Spain. In Spain................