icex _
Premium
join:2004-05-22
USA
clubs: | reply to pnh102
Re: Dumb...
Oh, ok. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| I suspect that the bean counters are finally catching up...
Cingular has had the
m2m minutes always work including when roaming, as well as rollover minutes.
Most carriers take m2m to only work 'in' network (like VZW). Cingular's profits are getting chewed by allowing all the same included features available on roamers w/o any addition charges. Add in rollover minutes, and Cingular won't like it too much. This was the original basis for booting off people using more than 50% roaming in 3 months.
The crazy part is that marketing loves promoting Cingular's 'all over network' and disables the roaming indicator and tags so that you won't know when you are roaming anyways. |
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jimk
Premium
join:2006-04-15
Raleigh, NC
·AT&T Southeast
·RoadRunner Cable
| Actually, Verizon mobile to mobile calling works just about anywhere. If the phone says "Verizon Wireless" or "Extended Network" and does not have a flashing roaming indicator (triangle), then mobile to mobile calling does apply. There are only a few systems in the entire country where your mobile to mobile minutes won't count. They also don't have a 50% roaming rule, but they probably make up the costs that go to roaming on Get it Now and other services that cost money.
If you are out of the country and paying full roaming anyways, then of course mobile to mobile does not apply. |
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bretthoward7
join:2002-01-17
Klamath Falls, OR
| reply to en102
VZW no longer requires you to be on their network for unlimited mobile to mobile. They changed this about 2 years ago. I remember that I made the guy in the store put this in writing and sign it on the back of my recipt when I bought new phones for my parents (who live outside of the VZW network). VZW has a great network and I'm pretty happy with their pricing schemes (when compared to other companies) the only problem that they have is their support staff is damn near useless. Every person you talk to has a different story. Before you decide on anything with VZW make sure you hear it from SEVERAL of their represenatitives. |
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