Travel abroad and call for the same prices as at home!

  • Cestovatel - the best roaming offer on the market
  • Call home for only CZK 4/min + set-up fee
  • Incoming calls of any length for only the price of the set-up fee

Prague, 15 December 2005 - In January, T-Mobile will introduce a new postpaid product in the area of roaming tariffs, a tariff add-on called Cestovatel (Traveler), which may be activated with Happy Roaming. It is the best offer of roaming calls in the Czech Republic and will enable Czech T-Mobile customers to make calls at the price of only CZK 4 per minute plus a set-up fee in the T-Mobile networks around the world. Incoming calls of any length will be charged at only the price of the set-up fee. Other rates and prices of calls made outside the T-Mobile networks will be charged according to Happy Roaming rates. This offer applies to nine countries where Czech customers realize nearly 70 per cent of roaming calls.

"With this tariff add-on, customers no longer need to worry about high prices of roaming calls, as the calls are charged at transparent prices comparable to the prices for calls within the Czech Republic," comments Roland Mahler, Managing Director of T-Mobile, adding: "It is a logical step in our offer which reflects both the advantages of being a member of an international group and our effort to bring simple and inspiring services to our customers."

How much and where
Cestovatel must be activated with Happy Roaming. Upon paying the activation fee of CZK 29, customers can significantly reduce their roaming charges when using a mobile phone in the countries where T-Mobile operates its networks (i.e., Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Great Britain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia and the USA). In these states, customers use roaming most frequently - almost 70 per cent of roaming calls in 2004 were realized right here.

When calling home from the above countries, customers will thus pay a set-up fee in the amount of CZK 29 (34.51 incl. VAT) and then only CZK 4 (4.76 incl. VAT) per minute.

A ten-minute call will only cost CZK 69 (82.11 incl. VAT). For example, when calling home from the T-Mobile Germany network, it represents savings of at least 57% on this type of call. The minutes' price of this type of call is usually charged at CZK 16,08 (19,14 incl. VAT) by Czech operators, and only off peak.

When calling home from the T-Mobile USA network, the new tariff add-on represents savings of at least 77% on this type of call. A call from the USA is usually charged at CZK 30 or more per minute, so a similar call would cost at least CZK 300.

With the Cestovatel add-on, incoming calls of any length*  in the T-Mobile networks are charged only at the price of the set-up fee in the amount of CZK 29 (34.51 incl. VAT).

Other prices (SMS, MMS, calls from other than T-Mobile networks) are charged according to the Happy Roaming zone-based rates.

Price list in CZK

excl. VAT incl. VAT
price/min + set-up fee
Outgoing calls 4.00/min + 29.00 4.76/min + 34.51
Incoming calls 0.00/min + 29.00 0.00/min. + 34.51
Activation 29.00 34.51
Monthly fee 0.00 0.00

Note: 60+1 charging - The first minute is charged in full, after which the connection is charged per second.

Activation
This add-on may only be activated with an Happy Roaming tariff (including its Happy Holiday Roaming version). It applies to all contract customers.

Customers can activate this add-on by calling the Customer Centre (4603 or 603 603 603), on the website under My T-Mobile, via WAP or SMS. In T-Mobile Shops, this add-on may only be activated when activating a SIM card or switching from Twist to a tariff.

In a destination country, a handset mostly logs automatically on T-Mobile network. Nevertheless we recommend to check the settings and if necessary, to select the proper network manually.

For more information, please visit www.t-mobile.cz.

The presentation is here.

Note: *For security reasons, the length of a call in the T-Mobile network is limited to 65 minutes.


 
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.