Cost Of Using GSM Phone Abroad

Receiving any call

IDD rates from Ireland to your mobile.

Making a call

Visited operator's normal call charge (may vary between operators in the same country).

Visited operator's roaming charge (called VPLMN), maximum 15 per cent.

Home operator's roaming charge (called HPLMN), typically 15 per cent for Irish operators.

VAT: only pay Irish VAT if roaming in the EU, but may pay visited country's VAT too if outside the EU.