Vodafone vs Vodafone

An interesting thing happened to me last week when I was in Rhodes.

I was roaming with my UK Vodafone in Greece. Of course my phone automatically picked Vodafone Greece as its network. Up to this point all fine, what you'd expect. However, when I was then in the north side of the island, right across the sea from Marmaris, Turkey, I received a very interesting SMS from Vodafone UK. The message read something like: For cheaper rates switch to Vodafone Turkey. Currently your calls cost X, and with Vodafone Turkey they would cost Y.
Of course X > Y.

I was pleasantly surprised. For once a phone company not only looking after its customers, but doing it at its own expense. I guess Vodafone UK, likes Vodafone TR much better than their Hellenic counterparts :-)

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