HOLY CRAP!! Is roaming in the States really that expensive?!?

[ZMan2k2]

So I've been surfing the Rogers website, and found the price of making calls back home while on vacation. Is it really $1.70 a min to make a call from the States?!?! Anyone just come back from the States and can verify that for me? Seems a little excessive just to keep in contact with the family while away.

[BlackArcher101]

Yep... haven't you heard of anyone coming back from Vegas and getting surprised by a $1000 cell phone bill?

Happens all the time. At least you looked before hand (smart!). A tip though... if you have a BB, you can use BB messenger for free.

[ZMan2k2]

Thanks for the reply. Yeah I've heard of crazy bills after a trip, I guess now I know how they happen. Guess it's gonna be quick calls, and nothing unless it's an emergency. And using wi-fi with the iPhone.

[rumeo]

Originally posted by BlackArcher101
Yep... haven't you heard of anyone coming back from Vegas and getting surprised by a $1000 cell phone bill?

Happens all the time. At least you looked before hand (smart!). A tip though... if you have a BB, you can use BB messenger for free.

Are you sure about that? Would that not be classified under data roaming?

[B20EF]

Can't you buy pay as you go sim chips for your phone in the states?

[roopi]

Originally posted by B20EF
Can't you buy pay as you go sim chips for your phone in the states?

Yes you can pick them up while you are down there or you can buy one here before you go from Omegacell.

http://www.omegacell.com/product.php...&cat=13&page=1

[ZMan2k2]

Originally posted by B20EF
Can't you buy pay as you go sim chips for your phone in the states?

That may be the way to go. Thanks for the idea.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally posted by rumeo



Are you sure about that? Would that not be classified under data roaming?

I successfully used mine without any charges. It's with rogers though and that was last year. Call and confirm before taking my advice of course.

[ZMan2k2]

Originally posted by roopi


Yes you can pick them up while you are down there or you can buy one here before you go from Omegacell.

http://www.omegacell.com/product.php...=13&page=1

I checked that out, and the phone needs to be unlocked. Now to figure out how to unlock an iPhone. Off to the iPhone thread.

[VWEvo]

BB messenger and BB email work on a seperate network, thus no roaming charges. Yes, $1.70/min confirmed when in US. Also, $0.40 per text while in the US. AT&T has the best pay as you go Sims, thats what I use on my unlocked phone. $0.10 per minute instead

[G-ZUS]

pffft thats chump change. Last year I used my Rogers in the middle east. $4 a minute and I believe 60 cents a text it was

[stevieo]

its 40 cents per text?
I thought it was just a quarter.

oh well haha im preparing for an extra 10-15 bucks on my phone bill this month for communicating with family while in states with text

[Ashtony]

Originally posted by ZMan2k2
So I've been surfing the Rogers website, and found the price of making calls back home while on vacation. Is it really $1.70 a min to make a call from the States?!?! Anyone just come back from the States and can verify that for me? Seems a little excessive just to keep in contact with the family while away.

Yea, thats where they get you man. Fees and fees on top of other crap they justify as a charge.

[ZMan2k2]

Originally posted by stevieo
its 40 cents per text?
I thought it was just a quarter.

oh well haha im preparing for an extra 10-15 bucks on my phone bill this month for communicating with family while in states with text

Just doing some looking around, and ultrasn0w isn't released for the iPhone yet, so I have no way to unlock it, and if I did, it's still $35 for a roaming SIM. I think I'm just gonna prepare for an extra $20-30 on the cell bill next month, so that we can keep up on the latest.

[eglove]

yea, i wasn't thinking when i went to vegas, came back with a $400 phone bill.

[96GrandAMGT]

i was away at christmas drove through the US, broke down in minesota.... came home to a charge of $50 for the first phone call to AAA then $25 for the second... this time im thinking buying a US pay as u go maybe?

[Alterac]

$55 / mb for Data in Mexico. ahhaha

[03ozwhip]

BB email and messenger are not free while roaming....who told you that? thats data roaming and it can be a ridiculous charge. mind you BB messenger is a very small amount of data transfer so the charges can be fairly small, but email can be huge charges depending on how many you get and what size they are.

[benyl]

Anyone know if you can get Pay as you Go in the US that comes with data?

I just need it for a week.

[03ozwhip]

^^^no