Talk:European Union/@comment-188.166.37.178-20170622172548/@comment-24682153-20170623160530

Hi again.

They can't surcharge you before they have sent you this warning message. But to be charged €95 for 10GB roaming you have to load it on your prepaid account first :-) As it looks now, you will be fine on a new SIM for at least 4 months and on an existing SIM for at least two months of continuos roaming. But as this policy has just started, there is not much experience how it will be monitored and by which provider this FUP will be implemented. The cheaper the roaming rate is (and the higher the possible loss for the provider), the more rigid it may be done. But they only can do it, when they have specified it in their regulations and have sent you this warning with a chance to react.

Providers have the choice which to monitor: roaming consumption OR time on roaming network. Shure, they are also allowed to do both, but it's quite an effort. So if any one of these two get beyond 50% over a 4 month's period, you may be "misusing" them. This leaves a lot of interpretation for the regulators and providers. E.g. how to prove "stable links". Some providers have written the required documents in their T&Cs, others are not so explicit about this.

As this is only starting, we need to wait for feedback later this year when the first users were "violating" the FUP and get surcharged. I mean you normally only get prepaid abroad. Don't load too much credit on them and try it out.