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Viber - Free Phone Calls & Text 2.1.5

Viber - Free Phone Calls & Text 2.1.5

...features are completely free, with no subscriptions or purchases. Avoid mobile phone bill shock - call and text other users, on any network, as much as... Read more

19 March, 2012

Data roaming in Europe: ?50 caps coming tomorrow

...already set another limit. The rules are designed to prevent so-called "bill shock": when a mobile or 3G dongle user runs up a large... Read more

30 June, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Operator 'special arrangements' hike data-roaming costs

Asia's telecom operators have pointed to inter-operator tariff agreements as driving high data-roaming costs, according to a Singapore-based telco Read more

1 April, 2011 by Kevin Kwang
My SingTel Account 3 3.3

My SingTel Account 3 3.3

...local and roaming data usage record wherever you are. You can: - Avoid bill shock by checking data usage on-the-go - Get familiar with your... Read more

27 March, 2012
Viber : Free Calls & Messages 2.1

Viber : Free Calls & Messages 2.1

...features are completely free, with no subscriptions or purchases. Avoid mobile phone ?bill shock? - call and text other users, on any network, as much as... Read more

22 March, 2012
My SingTel Account 2.6

My SingTel Account 2.6

...local and roaming data usage record wherever you are. You can:- Avoid bill shock by checking data usage on-the-go- Get familiar with your... Read more

26 January, 2012
Telicost 3.0.0

Telicost 3.0.0

...business solution, Telicost, you will benefit from our added security features and bill shock prevention for your corporate mobile devices. Telicost-Lite supports the iPhone... Read more

13 September, 2011
Telicost-Lite 4.041

Telicost-Lite 4.041

Save money and prevent bill shock with Telicost-Lite. Our free app measures your data, voice, SMS... Read more

10 August, 2011
My M1 2.0

My M1 2.0

...data youve used since your last bill? Now you can avoid data bill shock by keeping a constant tab on your data usage wherever you... Read more

23 March, 2011

Ofcom wants to hear consumers' bill-shock stories

Ofcom has put a call out for anyone who has received a higher-than-expected communications bill in the last year to tell... Read more

10 May, 2011
Ofcom moves towards global roaming caps

Ofcom moves towards global roaming caps

...is considering introducing global caps on roaming charges, following a review of 'bill shock' customers. Ofcom has said that operators should voluntarily introduce global roaming... Read more

2 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

Ombudsman: We need clarity on domestic data charges

...while it does not see a high number of complaints, data-related 'bill shock' is a growing problem due to the proliferation of smartphones and... Read more

18 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

EU data roaming cap lowered for carriers

...cut-off of €50 has been introduced to protect people from the 'bill shock' that results from, for example, the downloading of movies on to... Read more

1 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Mobile roaming prices to plunge in EU

...on the bills that can result from such trips — previously, this anti-bill-shock measure was only in place for intra-EU roaming Read more

10 May, 2012
How Orange defends data-roaming charges

How Orange defends data-roaming charges

...lot of YouTube [videos] and come back in August with a big bill shock. That was the story, unfortunately, in the past two years. Here... Read more

29 March, 2011 by David Meyer

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