I’d read the stories of swingeing data charges when roaming, so when I went to Barcelona recently, I made sure that data roaming on my iPhone was switched off.
However, I decided that I’d switch it on just to use British Airways online check-in for my return flight. So there I sat on La Rambla with a cold beer and a warm iPhone and checked in. It was a little slow with no EDGE of WiFi, but I managed to get a good exit seat.
I’ve just had my bill from O2, and two things have surprised me: the first is that to accomplish this simple task required almost 3Mb of data, and the second is that those 3Mb of data cost me £16.90.
Holy expensive data, Batman.
So my fellow iPhone users remember: data roaming – Just Say No.
Dear BA, please build an iPhone interface for ba.com.
Dear European Commission, please hurry up and sort out this roaming charge racket.