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A cellphone bill roams to the stratosphere - Los Angeles Times
by Decius at 11:11 am EDT, Aug 28, 2008 |
Santa Monica resident Aurelie Foucaut traveled last month to Paris with her two kids. During a brief stopover in Montreal, she made six calls on her BlackBerry to friends and family members, each lasting less than three minutes. Foucaut's wireless bill from T-Mobile arrived a few weeks ago. It included $59.77 in ordinary usage charges. It also included a $2,367.40 "data service roaming charge" for nearly 158 megabytes' worth of Internet access while in Montreal -- the equivalent of downloading about 80 novels.
The international roaming situation with cellular data is out of control. |
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RE: A cellphone bill roams to the stratosphere - Los Angeles Times
by Stefanie at 2:59 pm EDT, Aug 28, 2008 |
Oh, I forgot to mention that Foucaut's soft-drink company has 60 phone lines and they're all hooked up to T-Mobile's network. Foucaut said he's thinking maybe it's time to try another provider. Maybe then T-Mobile would listen.
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RE: A cellphone bill roams to the stratosphere - Los Angeles Times
by Lost at 6:00 pm EDT, Aug 29, 2008 |
Decius wrote: Santa Monica resident Aurelie Foucaut traveled last month to Paris with her two kids. During a brief stopover in Montreal, she made six calls on her BlackBerry to friends and family members, each lasting less than three minutes. Foucaut's wireless bill from T-Mobile arrived a few weeks ago. It included $59.77 in ordinary usage charges. It also included a $2,367.40 "data service roaming charge" for nearly 158 megabytes' worth of Internet access while in Montreal -- the equivalent of downloading about 80 novels.
The international roaming situation with cellular data is out of control.
After using my iPhone in Brazil and Mexico, I got billed for 6 whole months, a bit at a time. |
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