Last week we told you that Vodafone were charging calls made to 3 mobiles as if they were Voda to Voda. This morning, VHA confirmed it:
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) today confirmed that it has recently introduced free calls for some Vodafone postpaid customers dialling 3 mobile customers.
The free calls, identified on customers’ bills as ‘V23’, are not a mistake. The free V23 calls are available to customers who have signed on to a new Vodafone postpaid plan since March 11, 2010. The offer is an extension of the free, unlimited Vodafone-to-Vodafone calls, introduced to customers who signed on to a new Vodafone postpaid cap from March 11, 2010.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia described the surprise move as one of the benefits of the merger between Vodafone and 3.
VHA today confirmed that it is considering a similar offer to allow new and upgrading 3 mobile postpaid customers to call Vodafone customers free of charge.
This is great news for both Voda and 3 customers. Good to see the merger is starting to show some real benefits.
[Vodafone Now Charging Calls To 3 Customers Like Calls To Voda]
Harvz
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 12:11 PMas soon as the galaxy s comes out (wish it was the Samsung Captivate) im moving from 3 to voda.. no data roaming charges will b good
Veronica
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 12:17 PMCool!!!! :-) More ppl to call with my 3 free time.
Steve
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 2:30 PMpity it starts from March 11 2010, I think I signed up with voda before then :(
Still havent had an issue with Voda yet, which is more than I can say for Mr T and Mrs O.
Brent Salzmann
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 3:30 PMYou can upgrade to the new plans without charge or extending your contract
Timmah
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 3:02 PMHmmm, good IF you signed up after March 2010. What about us loyal customers?
GT
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 4:45 PMYou can contact Customer Care and ask to be moved to the new plans to take advantage of this offer without extending your contract. Win win!
M
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 11:34 AMQuite funny, I work at Vodafone and none of us were ever told about this. Good job management, letting staff find out only if they read Gizmodo.
H
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 11:53 PMM, maybe dont bag the company you work for. Instead promote it, and if you have any issues send them through to your management for a ‘fix’ to be implemented. Also, there could be a good reason they have yet to announce this move, and it was a soft launch of some kind. Try chucking that question in there too.
NR
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 4:55 PMCouldn’t have said it better myself mate!