Vodafone iRoamFree International plans rentals hiked; here is what you pay

Telecom service provider Vodafone has recently hiked the prices of its iRoamFree International plans, increasing the rentals up to Rs 499. Under its portfolio, the service provider offers Rs 500, Rs 2,500, Rs 3,500 and Rs 5,500 plans, but now with revised rates the prices of these plans would be Rs 599, Rs 2,999, Rs 3,999 and Rs 5,999, said a TelecomTalk report. Notably, Vodafone iRoamFree service allows subscribers to make international calls, access data while being abroad along with other benefits. 

According to the report, the Rs 2,999 plan is valid for seven days, Rs 3,999 for ten days and the Rs 5,999 iRoamFree plan is available for 28 days, while the entry-level Rs 599 plan extends benefits for just one day and can be activated while on travel. The benefits under Rs 599 iRoamFree plan reportedly come with 50 minutes of free calling to other nations with discounted benefits.

Under Vodafone iRoamFree plans for postpaid users, the telco offers unlimited service in few countries including USA, UAE, Malaysia, Singapore, Albania, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Thailand, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and New Zealand, said the report, adding that plans mentioned above offer unlimited benefits of free calling, SMS and data (4G,3G and 2G) for the said validity period.

However in some countries, where these plans ship with limited benefits include Austria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Dem. The Republic of Congo, Croatia, Mozambique, Switzerland, Denmark, Nepal, Tanzania, Egypt, Norway, Taiwan, Finland, Oman, Fiji, Panama, France, Peru, Ghana, Philippines, Hong Kong, Poland, Indonesia, Qatar, Japan, Russia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Slovakia, Lesotho, South Africa, Luxembourg, South Korea, Macau, Sri Lanka, Mexico and Sweden, according to TelecomTalk.

The Vodafone iRoamFree International plans for postpaid users with limited benefits in these countries offer are:

1. Rs 599 plan extends 50 minutes of outgoing call to the travelling country and to India, unlimited incoming calls, ten text messages and 300MB valid for one day. 

2. Rs 2,999 plan, which is valid for seven days, extends benefits like 200 minutes of outgoing calls, free incoming calling, 25 text messages and 2GB of data.

3. Rs 3,999 plan offers 300 minutes of outgoing calls to India and local country, free incoming calls, 50 SMSes and 3GB of data valid for ten days. 

4. Under the Rs 5,999 plan, users can avail benefits of 500 minutes of outgoing calls, free incoming calls, 100 SMSes and 5GB of data valid for 28 days from the date of recharge.