Interesting Facts

Stacey Withers downloaded a 5-minute cartoon onto her Orange network mobile phone whilst on holiday in Turkey. What's interesting about that? Well... (That short clip cost her a whopping £1,118. It actually cost her £101 more than the family holiday and the equivalent of £223 for every minute of the film. She isn't alone, another British holidaymaker racked up a staggering £20,000 mobile phone bill in Turkey, when she used her internet connection to upload holiday snaps to Facebook. This was 28 times the amount she paid for her holiday.  (Lucky for her Orange reduced the amount.) It shows me 2 things, Britain must stay in the EU and we need to let Turkey join.)

Holidaymakers from within Europe using their mobile phones abroad are in for a pleasant surprise this summer as the EU brings in a lower cap on mobile phone roaming charges. (These cuts, along with others in the past mean data roaming is now up to 91 per cent cheaper to check email and get online through your phone than in did in 2007. You never know, I might actually be able to stay in touch with work when I'm on holiday.  No!)