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Story: £100 for an iTunes download: The real cost of roaming

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I was stung for a bill of £200 by Orange for using my mobile in Tenerife. My sister called me and I spent 30mins on the phone to her, not knowing that I was also being charged for HER call?? In addition to making a couple of other short calls and checking my email a few times, I had a £200 bill waiting for me at home. On complaining about the excessive charges and asking for some latitude for an honest mistake, they simply told me the bill HAD to be paid and that the matter would be taken further if it was not.
As a previous long standing customer of Orange, I would no longer touch their network with a bargepole. I am the happy owner of a 3G phone on the Three network now, and I use my old Nokia 3210 with a Spanish Amena sim card for holiday calls. All I pay is a standard charge for an international call from a Spanish mobile and ZERO for incoming calls.. I will NEVER roam on any UK sim ever again (or until these rip-off charges are outlawed). Thanks for nothing Orange, such a value service ... NOT. Not that any of the networks are any better, but it just so happens that Orange are the company that ripped me off on my holiday and the subject of my anger.

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