T-Mobile Roaming Services Available in a Growing Number of Countries

  • GPRS Roaming is available to T-Mobile customers in the networks of eight operators
  • Users of prepaid services can take advantage of Twist Direct-Dial Roaming in another two countries  Spain and Greece

Prague, 11 July 2002 â?" RadioMobil further extends the number of countries in which T-Mobile services can be used. Contract customers can now enjoy all advantages of the T-Mobile GPRS service in two additional networks â?" in the TIM network in Italy and, starting tomorrow, in Polandâ??s Era network; customers can thus make use of data transmission via GPRS in the networks of eight operators. Twist Direct-Dial Roaming is now available to the users of prepaid services in another two countries - Spain and, starting tomorrow, in Greece. This means that mobile phone calls without the necessity of callback can be made already in fourteen networks in twelve countries of the world.

â?śWe want to offer our customers as convenient use of their mobile phones on their travels as in the national network. We remain the only Czech operator to provide Twist Direct-Dial Roaming and truly professional roaming services via GPRS. The number of roaming partners offering our services will continue to grow,â?ť says Jiri Hajek, spokesman for RadioMobil.

GPRS Roaming
Users do not need to set up or change anything in order to be able to use GPRS abroad. The service can be used in the same manner as in the national network. Another great advantage for customers is the simple billing method â?" a single rate for using GPRS Roaming applies to all of the below-mentioned countries and operators.

Overview of countries/operators offering GPRS Roaming

Country  Network name 
Germany T-Mobile DE
Austria T-Mobile AT (Max.Mobil)
UK  T-Mobile UK (One2One)
USA  T-Mobile US (VoiceStream)
Finnland Sonera
UK  BT Cellnet
Italy TIM
Poland (from 12 July 2002)  Era

GPRS Roaming price list

APN

Price/KB (excl. VAT)

Billing unit

WAP

1,40 CZK / 1 KB

20 KB

Internet/Intranet

0,21 CZK / 1 KB

250 KB

Daily fee*

17,50 CZK / day

  

* Within a special offer, customers can use the GPRS Roaming service until the end of 2002 without being charged the daily fees. They will pay only for the amount of data actually transmitted.

For more information on GPRS Roaming, visit www.t-mobile.cz.

Twist Direct-Dial Roaming
The Twist Direct-Dial Roaming service allows customers direct telephone connection with the called party without having to add any special characters before the telephone number - it is dialled simply including the country code. Thanks to this service, customers can make calls, send and receive text messages and use short codes in the same way as in the national network, e.g. 3311 â?" Voicemail, 333 â?" T-Mobile Assistant, 4603 â?" T-Mobile Infoline, 4601 â?" Credit Info etc. (Short codes can be used in all of the below-mentioned countries with the exception of the Greek operator Stet Hellas).

Overview of countries/operators offering Twist Direct-Dial Roaming

Country  Network name
Germany T-Mobile
Switzerland Swisscom
Austria T-Mobile AT
Poland Era
  Polkomtel 
Hungary Westel
UK T-Mobile UK
Slovakia EuroTel
  Orange
France Orange 
Romania Mobil Rom
Spain Telefonica
Greece (from 12 July 2002) Stet Hellas

For more information on Twist Direct-Dial Roaming, visit www.t-mobile.cz.

T-Mobile in the Czech Republic
2 July 2002 marked the end of the change from the local brand Paegas to the new brand T-Mobile. RadioMobil is the first and so far the only national operator in the Czech Republic to bring its customers the benefits arising from membership in a global telecommunications group, T-Mobile International. For more information, visit www.t-mobile.cz.

T-Mobile International
T-Mobile International, one of Deutsche Telekom AGs four strategic divisions, is one of the worldâ??s leading international mobile communications providers. Deutsche Telekomâ?? subsidiaries and affiliated companies today serve more than 69 million mobile customers worldwide. T-Mobile is the first transatlantic mobile communications provider utilizing the digital GSM wireless technology standard. For more information, visit www.t-mobile.com.

Contact:
Jiri Hajek
Corporate Communication Manager
RadioMobil a.s.
Tel: +420 603 400 130
Fax: +420 603 620 106
E-mail: press@t-mobile.cz


 
About the Company

T-Mobile Czech Republic, a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, has almost 6.2 million customers, the number-one operator in the Czech market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to telecommunications services, it offers comprehensive ICT solutions not only for companies, but also for other organizations and individuals. It provides outstanding services in the high-speed network, which was proved repeatedly by benchmark testing performed by umlaut (former P3) with Best-in-Test seal.

T-Mobile Czech Republic places emphasis on taking a responsible approach to the environment and society. It adheres to fair business practices, helps beneficial applications and services to see the light of day, supports non-profit organizations, small businesses and individuals, and lends a helping hand whenever crisis situations arise. The company’s employees serve as volunteers in many places across the entire Czech Republic.

More information about the company is available at www.t-mobile.cz, www.t-press.cz (the portal for journalists) and www.t-mobile.cz/pomahame (information on the company’s CSR activities).

Contact details of the press unit: press@t-press.cz.