Europe : Vodafone
UK today launches a revolutionary new way to pay for calls abroad,
with an easy-to-understand tariff, giving Vodafone customers exceptional
value and greater price clarity.
Above shows the
countries where you can get Vodafone Passport :
Vodafone Albania,
Vodafone Australia, Vodafone Germany, Vodafone Greece. Vodafone Hungary,
Vodafone Italy, Vodafone Malta, Vodafone Netherlands, Vodafone New
Zealand, Vodafone Portugal, Vodafone Spain, Vodafone Sweden, Vodafone
UK, Vodafone Japan (3G only), Proximus (Belgium), SFR (France) and
Swisscom (Switzerland).
From 15 July, Vodafone Passport customers pay a one-off connection
fee of 75p for each call they make. After that, they will pay the
same rates as they would at home - if they have inclusive or voice
pack minutes, the call could cost nothing more. For example, someone
on an Anytime 200 price plan, could call home from Rome and chat for
30 minutes paying just 75p using their bundled minutes.
New research found that mobile phones are becoming an essential hand
luggage item*. Vodafone Passport gives the confidence to talk for
longer, without having to worry about call costs.
* Research found that eight out of ten people like to keep in touch
when abroad; whether its to catch up on family news, check the pets
are being looked after properly or to make reservations and book taxis.
* One in five people don't take their phone abroad, because they think
it is currently too expensive.
* 30 per cent of people are now more confident to travel further because
they can keep in touch using their mobile.
* Phone home! Over a third of people phone home to speak to their
parents.
Tim Yates, Chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone UK explained: "
Customers told us they were nervous about using their mobile abroad
because they were worried about the costs. A quite typical scenario
would be for someone to switch off their phone at the airport and
only switch it on if they had an emergency.
"Vodafone UK's new roaming tariff will really revolutionise the
way people pay for calls abroad. Vodafone Passport does several things:
it gives customers a clear idea of what their calls are going to cost
and it also gives them much better value when calling from abroad.
Now customers won't have to seek out alternative options to keep in
touch. They will be able to take their phone away and call friends,
make reservations...make any call as if they were at home."
The new tariff is now available in the most popular European destinations
including Spain, France, Italy and Portugal**. For example, making
a five minute call from Spain back to a UK mobile or landline using
home inclusive minutes will cost just 75p compared with £3.75
previously (Vodafone World rates).
Vodafone Passport is available on the latest monthly and pay as you
talk consumer tariffs. It is also available on Businesstime tariffs.
To activate, Vodafone customers should simply call 5555 from their
mobile or visit their local store.
Vodafone Passport is part of Vodafone's Travel Promise to give customers
simplicity and better value on roaming services. The initiative will
be supported by an above and below the line marketing campaign.
