article_snippet.sent: The best option customers can call and text UK numbers and use data in some countries at no extra cost to some countries UK price plans.
article_snippet.sent: But to call or text non-UK numbers – imagine you are in Spain and you phone a restaurant in Barcelona – you will be charged extra, at roaming rates.
article_snippet.sent: However, these are much lower than other operators’ standard rates in some countries – for example, 15.6p per minute to call local numbers in the US, Australia and New Zealand.
article_snippet.sent: On their standard rates for pay-monthly customers, rival operators charge up to £1.50 a minute for making and receiving calls, 35p to 50p for sending a text, and up to £8 per megabyte of data usage.
article_snippet.sent: On operators’ standard rates, you’ll pay about 18p or 19p per minute to make a call, 5p per minute to receive a call, 5p to 6p to send a text and 20p per megabyte of data.
article_snippet.sent: To give one example, Vodafone lets you use your UK’s plan allowance for calls, texts and data for £3 a day in Europe, and £5 a day in some countries further afield.