texting charges

[colin crighton]

hi anyone know costs of texting from a uk mobile to another uk mobile in florida thanks colin

[MTP]

Lots!

It will depend upon your carrier and your package, however, I suspect both of you would be charged with international roaming charges. If it is to ease communication while on holiday, you probably will be cheaper picking up a couple of PAYG handsets while you're out there from WalMart or the likes. Get the cheapest handsets possible and try to get them with $20 of credit on them - remember this doesn't have to be the latest/trendiest handset - you want cheap and functional and two of them.

Edited to add I've just checked Walmart's website and you can get a $25 net10 prepaid phone shipped to store which comes with $25 of credit on it. This way it means you can also call as well as text and even call ahead to things like restaurants and the like.

[vickk]

I have been out there recently and evey text I sent back to the uk cost me 40 pence. I am with Tesco but out there it used the T mobile service

[Laurel Oak]

My texts in May to the UK cost me 25p per text. I'm with Virgin Mobile.

[CERICROWLEY]

On O2 network, and a monthly contract. I can receive any texts and it not chargeable. To make a text it costs 25p. To receive a call costs me 90p and to make a call costs me £1.10

[Mr G]

Whilts in Florida last month our friends, also in Florida sent texts to me several times. I know it was 40p per text, for me to send one to them. It was free to receive.
I am with Orange. I don't know what network they are on but they are also fom the UK.

[E. Cosgrove]

When I land in US I get a text from O2 with a break down of charges for use whilst in the country.

[SteveandJan]

Also, with our Virgin contract last year, I had to call the villa several times from my mobile. Answered only once but I was charged every time I made the call. I queried this with Virgin and they said once the call hits the signal you are charged regardless whether you have made the call. I queried this, as I also had some sales calls which I did not answer, and was charged for those too. I did make a complaint and they refunded these but with any incoming calls, even if your phone is switched on Virgin make charges. Very unfair

[GrahamC]

It is a shame that the new rules for Europe cannot be extended to the US. I am not a great fan of the EU but this is one thing they have done well on.

[florida4sun]

Three are brilliant. We pay 15p for texts, nothing to recieve. Calls are 25p per min, no charge for incoming. 3G is £5 per day (skype works with 3g). This is supposed to be just for europe but they extended it to the usa for us after a threat of moving contract, we have 7 phones ln one account. So far I have only used the service in europe, the 3g is supposed to be a cut down speed but I had no problem viewing netflix and youtube, plus we did quite a bit of uploading.