It's cheaper to fly than call

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Some interesting research courtesy of Rebtel – in fact UK Sunday tabloid News Of The World found it so interesting they wrote an article all about it.

SKY-HIGH international mobile phone charges can make it cheaper to FLY abroad for a chat with a pal than to call them up.

Industry insiders have told the News of the World that UK customers are charged up to 50 TIMES what the networks actually pay for international mobile-to-mobile call time.

You got to feel a little sorry for the operators of late. If it’s not one thing it’s another.. but on the flipside, if they really are making such a ridiculously high margin, they’ve only got themselves to blame if the Government and EU decide to launch an investigation into it.