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		riffraff on April 28, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Removing EU roaming charges is a big deal (2014) but if you send a message from your italian phone to a french friend in italy (which I think has a french SIM) that would be still international, wouldn't it? My understanding of the SMS thing is "nation of receiving phone operator" not "nation where the receiver is".

carlob on April 28, 2015 [–]

Italian SIM in Italy -> Italian SIM wherever = 10

Italian SIM in Italy -> French SIM wherever = 30

Italian SIM in France -> any European SIM wherever = 7

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