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Especially as I would assume the majority of people going to Magaluf on holiday are 18-30 and that age group were about 80% remain. The people off on their Saga cruises though…
...and if they bothered to vote in the same numbers as the Saga bunch Brexit wouldn't have happened.
Interesting! Thanks.. How does that work with data/Internet though? I generaly use WhatsApp instead of regular calls abroad, mainly so people I call aren’t hit with charges too
How are the people you call hit by charges? That is utter nonsense of the highest order!
…and if they bothered to vote in the same numbers as the Saga bunch Brexit wouldn’t have happened.
Citation needed. I don't think this is true as there are just a lot more boomers.
I'm invested in this. I spend roughly 5 months a year in the French Alps. Curenntly have an Orange broadband pack which has decent speed at our little gaff in Villaroger. €37 pcm.
I've spent some time looking at 4g packages recently and I think we can get what we need for about £18 pcm over 4g via a roaming data sim which *promise* not to put up roaming charges or throttle the data.
We need high speed internet. We work whilst we are there. The kids watch TV. I watch TV. The data we use is pretty high.
We used to just rock up, plug in and work.
This is shit.
I’ve never actually used a duel sim phone, how do they work… Do yo have to disable sim A and enable sim B or does it work automagiaclly
TBH you don’t always need a dual sim phone, the later iPhones have an e-sim which will free up the single sim slot.
(You request an e-sim from your carrier)
You can then set up a primary and secondary line and set which ones used for data.
Citation needed. I don’t think this is true as there are just a lot more boomers.
from the first search i did
The Guardian:
The results found that 64% of those young people who were registered did vote, rising to 65% among 25-to-39-year-olds and 66% among those aged between 40 and 54. It increased to 74% among the 55-to-64 age group and 90% for those aged 65 and over.
Brexshit – the most expensive way of changing the colour of UK passports we could ever have imagined.
... that we could've done at any time anyway.
it cost UK holidaymakers £350m a year in roaming charges before EU stopped it
Yeah but we're saving 350m a week now though, aren't we?
The results found that 64% of those young people who were registered did vote, rising to 65% among 25-to-39-year-olds and 66% among those aged between 40 and 54. It increased to 74% among the 55-to-64 age group and 90% for those aged 65 and over.
So young people voted in similar numbers to everyone else under 55.
The comparison was 18-30 and Saga Cruises.
The comparison was 18-30 and Saga Cruises.
The comparison works for everyone under 55 vs. Saga cruises, so I'd prefer it if folk stopped using it as a stick to beat young people with. If nothing else, it's rank hypocrisy given most people on these pages are in that category.
The results found that 64% of those young people who were registered did vote, rising to 65% among 25-to-39-year-olds and 66% among those aged between 40 and 54. It increased to 74% among the 55-to-64 age group and 90% for those aged 65 and over.
That doesn't prove that Brexit wouldn't have happened if more young people voted though does it. Without numbers of those groups it's pretty meaningless. And given that young people have essentially been on the losing side of every election they've ever voted in it's understandable if they are rather jaded
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the knuckledraggers at Magaluf airport will be more than happy to receive that text message when they land for their week of drinking lager and getting sunburn
I just pointed out that most people holidaying in Magaluf would be younger and (those that voted) in that age group they were massively pro remain, so maybe not the ones to be annoyed with.
Some of the people at the hypothetical airport were 13 in 2016.
Well, 2 things have since happened.
Vodaphone have joined the roaming charge party and...
EE messaged me to say that my (rolling since 2019) contact is now out of date and is coming to an end. But fear not, I can go on to a new contract without having to do anything!
Of course, roaming charges will apply... unless I spend more money per month on a contract that gives me 'gifts' each month - BT sport, some music thing or EU roaming. Oh, and it's a 24 month contract please.
****'em.
So, what network with no roaming charges, and decent coverage in the FoD and Cairngorms?
(yes, a new contract could cost me more than the extra £4-5 a month of the 'upgraded' one, but I'm leaving EE on principal, after 11 years of good coverage and fair prices).
I'm on Voxi, which is owned by Vodafone and piggybacks their network. Curiously they've said that the Vodafone announcement won't apply to them- I'd ahve expected them to have the same access costs as vodafone.
So, what network with no roaming charges, and decent coverage in the FoD and Cairngorms?
Not sure what coverage is like in FoD, but I've found Vodafone decent in the Cairngorms (specifically my experience is mainly around Loch Morlich / Aviemore area).
After seeing the Vodafone announcement yesterday:
"The rules will change for new and upgrading customers from Wednesday, 11 August, though the charges will not apply until January. Existing customers will not be impacted by these changes while they remain on their current price plan, and roaming in the Republic of Ireland will still be included for all customers," Vodafone said.
I cancelled my current Vodafone Basics (no roaming) package and took out a new contract that includes roaming - Vodafone wouldn't entertain a sensible upgrade for an existing customer, so *** 'em I've gone with being a new customer. With that contract starting today (10th Aug), I'll be classed as an existing customer and retain roaming as long as I remain on my current price plan (but with 100GB of 5G, unlimited mins/txts, £9.50/mth for 12 months then £16/mth thereafter I won't be changing).
Edit: https://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-sim-only-deals?tariffcode=KBWCMFEB24
Good looking deal that - fair bit cheaper than EE...
still don't like companies that go back on their 'no roaming' promise though...
Should give that to the NHS
£350m is such an auspicious number. Someone should put it on a bus.
bt mobile and plusnet both use EE's networks if you don't want risk associated with moving network.
Otherwise, three have been pushing the boundries on roaming since they were established. I'd be extremely surprised if they change this approach.
I’d prefer it if folk stopped using it as a stick to beat young people with
... and I'd prefer it if people didn't use it as a stick to beat older people with. Quite a lot of us voted Remain and think Brexit is a disaster.
I've been eligible for Saga for 16 years, not that I would go on one of their holidays. Although I did use Saga insurance for fortnight's sea kayaking in Greenland; it was quite clear that Greenland was covered, and sea kayaking with a qualified guide was covered, but perhaps their pricing didn't anticipate both.
Otherwise, three have been pushing the boundries on roaming since they were established. I’d be extremely surprised if they change this approach.
Yep, Three have always been good regarding roaming. Just a shame their coverage where I live/visit is the worst of any I've tried.