BEWARE HUGE FEES WHEN YOU’RE OUTSIDE EUROPE

YOU could pay even higher rates if you beyond Europe this summer.

Some mobile networks have rus reduce their prices outside Europe step ahead of the competition.

But steep roaming charges remain i with many providers in some of th popular holiday destinations.

Turkey, which attracts more than 1 UK visitors every year, is among thos tries where you could be caught ou straddles both Asia and Europe.

Customers on O2 and EE Max holidaying in Turkey will be charged

minute to call the UK, while Three charges its Advanced customers £1.40.

Text messages also cost up to 50p each with EE, 40p with O2 and 35p with Three.

Vodafone allows you to use your UK allowance for calls, texts and data while you’re travelling in Turkey.

But O2 charges up to £6 per MB of data for its customers in Turkey. The average webpage uses 3 MB to download, so visting just two or three would make you hit O2’s £40 roaming cap.

If you plan ahead, you can avoid such steep charges. For example, customers can buy an O2 Travel package in advance from £3.99 per day. This includes 120 call minutes, 120 texts and unlimited data.

Ernest Doku of uSwitch says: ‘It’s important to remember that roaming charges will still apply outside the EU, so holidaymakers heading to destinations often mistakenly believed to be part of the European Union — such as Turkey — may still be caught out.

‘ Unfortunately for some, far- f lung destinations such as the United States, Australia and New Zealand remain pricey in terms of roaming, so holidaymakers would be wise to plan ahead.’