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By air or sea, your untouched mobile can automatically rack up a £1,000-plus bill
Haines is one of dozens of air and sea passengers who have received shock bills after their phones connected automatically to a satellite roaming network. Mobile phones are configured to pick up the strongest signal and if that happens to come from a country outside the EU, international roaming charges will kick in. AeroMobile says it advises airline clients to announce that roaming charges apply on board. However, it is their home operator that must communicate the cost.”Intercity didn’t respond to requests for its satellite roaming charges. Its satellite roaming charges are £7.50 per MB.
Source: The Guardian January 12, 2020 06:56 UTC
