EE customers stung by new Europe fees in 47 holiday hotspots

EE customers now have to pay extra to use their mobile phones in 47 European holiday hotspots — including Spain, Greece and Italy.

Holidaymakers risk being stung with large bills unless they make changes to their account. 

Pay-as-you-go customers with telecoms giant EE are now charged 70p a minute to make a call, or 30p to send a text message when they visit Europe.

To get on the internet, customers will need to pay £3 for 500MB of data — which is enough to stream 100 songs. 

Before Brexit, mobile phone providers were banned from charging British customers extra fees when they were in Europe. But these rules no longer apply.

To avoid the charges, customers can purchase a £2.50 daily pass or a £10 seven-day add-on, which allows them to use their phone as normal. 

You need to opt in to these packages by replying to EE’s welcome text message when your flight lands.

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