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Comment on European Commission launching #Wifi4EU initative, 93k high-speed private access points across the EU, free of charge.

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REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

What do you mean by this? It’s literally a thing. As soon as I cross a country border, I even get a message saying “Keep enjoying unlimited data abroad”, while torrenting nearly terabyte a month. Paying 26€ per month.

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AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Good for you. What makes you think every country has the same package available?

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- Zoutpeper@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Literal eu law that says they can’t charge roaming?
  
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  - AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    Not everybody in the EU is living in the EU.
    
    I didn’t mention roaming. Not everybody has the same unlimited data for cheap package
    
    From my understanding, the no-roaming charge law is being ignored pretty widely, in spirit if not in letter (different quota if at home vs roaming).
    
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  - iglou@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Not charging roaming does not mean that your unlimited plan carries over abroad. It just means you can’t be charged more for using your plan abroad.
    
    It is still legal and widely done to have different limits abroad vs domestic.
    
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  - PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    They don’t charge roaming, but they are allowed to sell limited-data plans. Those plans are also limited abroad. This is okay.
    
    Sure you can get unlimited plans but they axe extremely expensive and not worth it for normal people. I don’t stream terabytes on my phone. I use my unlimited home DSL for that.
    
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  - Rbnsft@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Roaming not but there might not be the same price and package somehwere Else in the EU…
    
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