So cell phone subscriptions are worthwhile with “inclusive roaming”
Comparison
Whether Yallo, Wingo or Salt: Mobile phone subscriptions really bring that with « inclusive roaming »
The Swiss comparison service moneyland.ch analyzes who are worthwhile for mobile phone subscriptions, where you do not have to expect extra costs abroad. Spoiler: The devil is in the small print.
Telephoning abroad can quickly become expensive.
As Beyeler explains, many consumers find it difficult to estimate the amount of data caused by their internet use. The telecom expert calms down: As long as you do not use music streaming and especially no video streaming (YouTube) and do not download very large files, the amount of data transferred is generally limited. «As a rule of thumb, no more than 5 to 10 GB should be transmitted in a week without streaming and large downloads. Often the amount of data is even much lower. »
Depending on the offer, there are a certain amount of minutes of conversation or a flat rate for incoming calls, for calls within the travel destination and for calls from the travel destination to Switzerland. However, this does not apply to calls abroad (see below).
Who is the inclusive roaming for?
Ralf Beyeler has calculated up to which annual data roaming volume a cell phone subscription without inclusive roaming is cheaper with the same provider than the corresponding cell phone subscription with inclusive roaming.
Surprising result: In the best case, a cell phone subscription with inclusive roaming is already cheaper than a normal mobile phone subscription from a year from a year, where you buy a data roaming package.
But be careful! With Salt and their second and third and third brands Gomo, Lidl Connect and Post Mobile, numerous EU countries are not included in the European zone. And at Sunrise, there is a separate country list for each mobile phone subscription.
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