Press Release | 15 Aug 2018

Vodafone extends cost free roaming to 29 more destinations

Customers signing up to our Pay monthly Red Entertainment plans can now roam with no extra charges in 29 additional destinations. This means new and upgrading customers can enjoy their home plan abroad with no additional charges in 77 countries worldwide, more destinations than any other UK network

  • Customers can now enjoy cost free roaming in 29 new destinations, including the USA, Canada, South Africa and Australia
  • Vodafone announces it is the only network to include 500 international minutes in a Pay monthly price plan

Customers signing up to our Pay monthly Red Entertainment plans can now roam with no extra charges in 29 additional destinations. This means new and upgrading customers can enjoy their home plan abroad with no additional charges in 77 countries worldwide, more destinations than any other UK network

New and upgrading Red Entertainment customers will enjoy hassle-free roaming in 29 of our most popular Roam-further destinations, as well as Vodafone’s 48 Roam-free destinations as part of our new Global Roaming Plus package.

The 29 destinations include long-haul locations such as USA, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.  As well as these 77 destinations where no additional charges will apply, customers can also use their home plan in 75 Roam-further destinations from £6 a day.

In addition, Vodafone is now including 500 international minutes to EU destinations in its Red Entertainment plans – the only network to do so as part of a Pay monthly price plan.  This allows customers to call both landlines and mobiles abroad at no extra cost.

In addition to Global Roaming Plus and international minutes, the Red Entertainment plans offer 4G roaming in 137 destinations – more than any other major UK network.  Vodafone also offers full speed roaming on 4G where available on all plans with no data throttling.

And on top of that, Red Entertainment plan customers also have the choice of Amazon Prime Video, Spotify Premium, Sky Sports Mobile TV or a NOW TV Entertainment Pass for the duration of their contract.

Global Roaming Plus and inclusive international minutes to EU countries will be available for new and upgrading Red Entertainment SIM-only customers from 4th September.

To find more about Red Entertainment plans, please visit: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/redentertainment

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Global Roaming Plus destinations include our 48 Roam-free destinations as well as the following 29 Roam-further desitnations:

Albania, Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ghana, Grenada, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Mexico, Monsterrat, Mozambique, Netherland Antilles, New Zealand, South Africa, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent, St Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, UK Virgin Islands, USA.

Full list of our 48 Roam free destinations can be found here: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/cs/groups/public/documents/webcontent/vfcon079682.pdf

EU destinations for international minutes include : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

The best network for roaming: take your home plan to more destinations & on 4G (where available) compared to other major networks (EE, O2, Three & iD) as of 10th May 2018. Destinations, verification & details at vodafone.co.uk/roaming

More 4G destinations that any other operator: Vodafone offers 137 4G destinations worldwide.

About Vodafone UK

Vodafone UK is a technology communications company that connects people, businesses and devices to help our customers benefit from digital innovation. Our services span mobile, fixed-line connections, home and office broadband, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

We have a strong track record as a tech pioneer, making the UK’s first mobile phone call, sending the first text message, and making the UK’s first live holographic call using 5G in 2018. We were the first to start carrying live 5G traffic from a site in Salford, Greater Manchester and now have 5G in locations across Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain as well as the UK. Meanwhile, our 4G network coverage currently reaches over 99% of the UK population.

Today, Vodafone serves more than 18 million mobile and fixed-line customers in the UK. Vodafone is the largest provider of full fibre in the UK – our superfast broadband services are now available to nearly 12 million homes across the UK.

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