Roaming

Mobile operator Three has launched a range of budget Sim-only and contract tariffs – dubbed 'Essential' plans – which are being billed as a lower-cost option for customers who want to "cut out the stuff they don't need".

Vodafone has launched a 'free' roaming offering in 40 European countries, although some customers can expect to start paying more from next April when the telecommunications giant scraps its 'Fixed Price Promise'.

Millions of mobile phone customers with an allowance package will benefit from reduced roaming charges in most of Europe from tomorrow, ahead of the blanket ban on such charges from June next year.

Millions of Tesco Mobile customers can avoid paying roaming charges for using data and for calls and texts while traveling in 31 European countries this summer.

Mobile users will pay exactly the same to talk, text or surf the web on their handsets in the EU as they do at home in the UK from 15 June 2017, after the European Parliament today approved plans to scrap roaming charges.

Mobile roaming costs in the EU will finally be scrapped from June 2017, following a two year tug-of-war between the European Commission, Council and Parliament.

Carphone Warehouse has today launched its own mobile phone network called iD, "piggybacking" off Three's network, but are its deals any good?