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24. February 2010 18:15
Virgin Media has launched a range of travel passes which allow mobile workers to access the internet anywhere in the EU from any mobile device.
The passes start from as little as £4 and have a download cap, which means workers won't be hit with a massive bill when they return to the UK. The travel pass bundles were released on Monday and aim to make customers' internet expenditure more predictable.
Director of mobile at Virgin Media Jonathan Kini says the service means that mobile workers will "never have to worry about accessing the internet while they're abroad. Whether it’s searching for the best pizzeria in Rome on your mobile or uploading photos onto Facebook with a laptop and mobile broadband, customers now have control over what they spend on holiday
24 hours of data via a handset is charged at £6, while an hour's consumption costs £4. Alternatively you can purchase a 1 day pass via a mobile broadband dongle for £10 or a 30-day pass for £60. Once the user reaches their download cap they're automatically cut off, while users will also get a text message when they've consumed 80% of their allotted data.
The launch of the bundles follows stringent pricing regulations on voice and data from the European Commission. These regulations are believed to spurred operators to try to stimulate roaming demand for mobile broadband.
Many mobile workers have been put off using mobile broadband abroad after landing huge bills for mobile usage in the past. In fact, just this week a 22 year old student has been hit by an £8000 bill after using his Orange mobile broadband dongle overseas.
It's believed other mobile virtual internet operators will soon follow suit, after the EU last year instructed operators to put some mechanism in place by March 2010 to ensure users aren't hit by "bill shocks" on their return to Britain.
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