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> Im going to Spain in a couple of weeks and I have a couple of
> questions about call diverts:
>
> 1) I was under the impression that if I go abroad, with my new
> vodafone next generation voicemail enabled, I wont be charged when
> calls are sent back to voicemail in the UK. Is this correct? Or is the
> charging the same as when
> they had the old mailbox system voicemail?
>
> I thought maybe theyd changed things and stopped charging as when
> friends of mine have been abroad and Ive rung them instead of hearing
> a foreign ring you get a UK-style ring. Maybe when someone calls you
> theyre connected to a system which in turn rings the person your
> calling; after xx seconds stopping the ringing and handing over to
> voicemail, rather than the foreign network diverting to voicemail.
> Therefore no charges?
>
> Each person at CS seems to say something different with regards to
> cost varying from
> no charges at all;
> outgoing charges for a divert back to the UK and
> incoming charge to the foreign network and then outgoing charge back
> to the
> UK?!
>
> 2) If Im now in Spain and want to set a permament divert (*21*
> +44.....#) will that divert be set at vodafone UK and hence be paid
> for by my inclusive minutes? Was thinking that 3s 10p per min for
> incoming would save me a bit!
>
> Can anyone help clarify anything?

>
> wrote in message
> news:6af17c38-0b36-411f-a65f-77e4794d7ba1@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>> Im going to Spain in a couple of weeks and I have a couple of
>> questions about call diverts:
>>
>> 1) I was under the impression that if I go abroad, with my new
>> vodafone next generation voicemail enabled, I wont be charged when
>> calls are sent back to voicemail in the UK. Is this correct? Or is the
>> charging the same as when
>> they had the old mailbox system voicemail?
>>
>> I thought maybe theyd changed things and stopped charging as when
>> friends of mine have been abroad and Ive rung them instead of hearing
>> a foreign ring you get a UK-style ring. Maybe when someone calls you
>> theyre connected to a system which in turn rings the person your
>> calling; after xx seconds stopping the ringing and handing over to
>> voicemail, rather than the foreign network diverting to voicemail.
>> Therefore no charges?
>>
>> Each person at CS seems to say something different with regards to
>> cost varying from
>> no charges at all;
>> outgoing charges for a divert back to the UK and
>> incoming charge to the foreign network and then outgoing charge back
>> to the
>> UK?!
>>
>> 2) If Im now in Spain and want to set a permament divert (*21*
>> +44.....#) will that divert be set at vodafone UK and hence be paid
>> for by my inclusive minutes? Was thinking that 3s 10p per min for
>> incoming would save me a bit!
>>
>> Can anyone help clarify anything?
>
> As I understand it, if you set an unconditional divert when at home then
> it
> makes no difference if youre abroad or not, as the divert happens before
> any
> attempt to contact your phone.
>
> But if you set a conditional divert (on busy/no answer etc) then you get
> stung
> for incoming and outgoing roaming rates, as the foreign network does the
> divert.
>
> But if youre abroad already and set an unconditional divert Im not
> sure - it
> could be that the divert instruction is set on the foreign network so you
> end up
> paying.
>
> --
> Andy
>