Snickerdo
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Re: What a heaping pile of...
said by Matt  :How can you count the minutes if you don't even know you're roaming? Your phone will show a roaming indicator, it'll say AT&T instead of Rogers on the display, and Rogers even sends you a text message letting you know you're roaming and logged on to a foreign tower. I get these text messages all the time when I'm driving down one specific portion of the Niagara Parkway, and used to occasionally get them when I worked at an office close to the river. This is why the whole story is nothing but FUD, and typical of the person who submitted it. Rogers lets you know that you're roaming, and has a fee schedule clearly laid out on their website and available by calling in and asking.
One thing Rogers won't tell customers though is that they can log onto any US tower within 30 miles of the border and not be charged roaming fees. This is so that people who are still on Canadian soil but logged on to a US tower don't have to worry about the fees.
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Matt
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said by Snickerdo :said by tmccann11 :AT&T isn't actually that bad for international roaming. They have international plans, they clearly spell out what rates will be (albeit, there was some confusion last year with the per kb conversion) and the offer ways for you to check your usage. AT&T also has roaming agreements with carriers in 200 countries. » www.wireless.att.com/learn/inter···uide.jsp Rogers does as well, they have agreements and the rates are predefined, so someone could count the minutes and do the math if they're too lazy to call 611 to get the total. There is practically no difference, albeit they don't have a flat rate plan for anywhere other than the US. How can you count the minutes if you don't even know you're roaming? |
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Snickerdo
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said by tmccann11 :AT&T isn't actually that bad for international roaming. They have international plans, they clearly spell out what rates will be (albeit, there was some confusion last year with the per kb conversion) and the offer ways for you to check your usage. AT&T also has roaming agreements with carriers in 200 countries. » www.wireless.att.com/learn/inter···uide.jsp Rogers does as well, they have agreements and the rates are predefined, so someone could count the minutes and do the math if they're too lazy to call 611 to get the total. There is practically no difference, albeit they don't have a flat rate plan for anywhere other than the US.
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tmccann11
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said by Snickerdo :I don't even see how this is newsworthy. Having dealt with US providers in the past, there is absolutely no difference from how Rogers handles roaming charges and how AT&T handles them. Want to know how much you've racked up? Dial 611 and ask. AT&T isn't actually that bad for international roaming. They have international plans, they clearly spell out what rates will be (albeit, there was some confusion last year with the per kb conversion) and the offer ways for you to check your usage. AT&T also has roaming agreements with carriers in 200 countries.
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