Vodafone Passport, excellent, except when you get voicemail

Got into Barcelona and thought I should phone my other half to let her know my status.

Vodafone Passport is pretty neat. 75p per connection and international calls are then made at your standard service plan rates. Really good if you’re making 20 minute calls. But they get you on the quick 20 second calls that you’re used to making when you’re back home.

And there’s a fair use policy:

For each call you receive that lasts more than 60 minutes, a 20p per minute charge applies from the 60th minute onwards. This is charged in per second increments.

So this was my first actual experience of Vodafone Passport. I sent a text message to her to check if she was available to receive a call.

Got a reply back saying yes.

I phoned her.

Voicemail.

Shit.

75p for caling her voicemail.

COME ON!

Then she called me.

Arse. 75p again.

So that’s 150p blown. Still, the clarity was brilliant and I felt I was able to relax on the call, rather than stressing at T-Mobile 55p/min rates.

What’s your experience with Vodafone Passport?