You cross a border. Your phone doesn’t notice.

No extra charges. No disruption. No second thought.

But it wasn’t always like this.

In our latest EU in Practice episode, we explore how the EU quietly removed one of the most frustrating barriers in everyday life, and what that reveals about how Europe actually works.

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/eu-roaming-no-extra-charges-explained?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#EuropeanUnion
#EUPolicy
#DigitalEurope
#Roaming
#SingleMarket
#CivicEducation
#EUinPractice
#DigitalRights

In the Old Days (2003-2004), a guy in the US called Julian Bleecker developed a portable WiFi node called wifi.bedouin which he toted around in a backpack. I was enthralled! Imagine being able to do that! I felt I'd like to do the same but I had very little money, lived in the UK and wasn't at Uni. Even so, I had a go, and my version - "Billy Nomad/YARWAP" was born. YARWAP=Yet Another Roaming Wireless Access Point ☺️

I wrote it up as I went along and today rediscovered the PDF, which is available for you reading pleasure at https://petergarner.net/projects/YARWAP-The_Billy_Nomad_Project.pdf and Julian's is at https://nearfuturelaboratory.com/projects/en/wifi-bedouin/

I did actually take it outside a couple of times for testing, but in those days so few people had mobile devices that did WiFi, that it didn't really achieve its objective. Enjoy!

#roaming #wifi #MobileComputing #Freebsd #AIML

NOS revela novos pacotes de roaming para viajarem sem surpresas
🔗 https://tugatech.com.pt/t80207-nos-revela-novos-pacotes-de-roaming-para-viajarem-sem-surpresas

#nos #roaming #sem 

Magyar startup vetne véget a töltési mizériának

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://villanyautosok.hu/2026/03/12/magyar-startup-vetne-veget-a-toltesi-mizerianak/

"Prowler"

#nocturno #nocturne #nocturnal #lobo #animal #roaming #dibujo #dibujoamano #dibujosalapiz #dibujos #coloreado #art #arte #kunst #miarte #mistrabajos #artonpaper

Ob man im Urlaub Roaming an lässt oder ausschaltet, hängt vom Reiseziel ab. Innerhalb der EU ist die Nutzung meist unbedenklich, außerhalb können schnell hohe Kosten entstehen. Ein Blick auf die geltenden Regeln schützt vor einer teuren Handyrechnung. #roaming #datenroaming #ausland #handyvertrag #mobilfunk #reise #urlaub #eu #schweiz

https://alltagsfuchs.de/digitaler-alltag/tipps-fuer-smartphone-tablet/roaming-an-oder-aus/