O2 roaming update: 4g etc

iphone4sir · ‎04-06-2019

Hi

What’s the latest on 4g agreements in Europe - what countries in the EU where 4g is true 4g and not throttled?

I’m assuming 3G as part of 02 travel is still throttled? It was in Feb when I used it for 1 day in Thailand 🇹🇭?

MI5 · ‎04-06-2019

Nowhere in EU is throttled.
Everywhere outside of EU is.

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jonsie · ‎04-06-2019

I don't know if there is a comprehensive list but 4G at normal speeds is available all over Europe now. It certainly was in Germany last month. Outside the EU data is widely throttled. I too tried using O2 in Thailand and found it truly awful. I tried for an hour and was charged £4.99 for trying to check a few emails. Live chat did refund me though as they could see there was only a few megs used.

https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-and-Feedback/Which-Countries-have-4G-roaming-22-Countries-...

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iphone4sir · ‎04-07-2019

I’ve just come back from Istanbul for a week and opted for a Voafode sim - paid £20 and it gave me unlimited texts and minutes and 10gb of data. I got fast 4g in almost all parts.

If I’d had opted to roam with o2 the same trip would have cost me £40 and no doubt unbearable speeds would have greeted me. I wish o2 would up their game with their roaming offering and stop throttling speeds outside Europe - it’s the one thing stopping me renewing with them - other than that I like 02 but this annoys the hell out me

PhoneChanger · ‎05-07-2019

Sadly its been like this for years, its unlikely they will change it anytime soon