Comments on: Rogers “Pay As You Go” US roaming http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:12:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Is Rogers Setting A Benchmark for Net Neutrality Policies? | Voice on the Web http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/comment-page-1/#comment-1519965 Is Rogers Setting A Benchmark for Net Neutrality Policies? | Voice on the Web Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:31:51 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/#comment-1519965 [...] charges. However, he continued by saying that this is an area that Rogers is reviewing. In fact, Alec Saunders found a “customer service fairy” when he called Rogers this past week in anticipation of a forthcoming trip to the U.S. On the other [...] [...] charges. However, he continued by saying that this is an area that Rogers is reviewing. In fact, Alec Saunders found a “customer service fairy” when he called Rogers this past week in anticipation of a forthcoming trip to the U.S. On the other [...]

]]> By: Brad Templeton http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/comment-page-1/#comment-1514094 Brad Templeton Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:36:26 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/#comment-1514094 T-mobile has a new program which is sort of a prepaid version of postpaid accounts called Flexpay. So in theory you can buy that for a month, but I don't know what they add to it. You could probably get it for your blackberry, and for $65/month (cheapest plan with unlimited data) get 300 voice minutes and unlimited data. Of course they don't have a plan for the iphone, but you probably could just stick that SIM into your jailbroken iphone. Could check on the web about that. No contract. If you want to go over your block of minutes you can put some money into a prepaid balance to do that, or just buy a bigger block of minutes. Forward your Canadian number to it if you like, or be like me and have a voip number that forwards to whatever cell you are using. T-mobile has a new program which is sort of a prepaid version of postpaid accounts called Flexpay. So in theory you can buy that for a month, but I don’t know what they add to it. You could probably get it for your blackberry, and for $65/month (cheapest plan with unlimited data) get 300 voice minutes and unlimited data.

Of course they don’t have a plan for the iphone, but you probably could just stick that SIM into your jailbroken iphone. Could check on the web about that. No contract. If you want to go over your block of minutes you can put some money into a prepaid balance to do that, or just buy a bigger block of minutes. Forward your Canadian number to it if you like, or be like me and have a voip number that forwards to whatever cell you are using.

]]> By: David Brown http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/comment-page-1/#comment-1513073 David Brown Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:51:15 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/#comment-1513073 I called Rogers yesterday about a billing problem (I changed plans and was automatically signed up for a 2-year contract). The representative was apparently on-shore and surprisingly helpful. Maybe we're beginning to see the consequence of more competition in Canada! I called Rogers yesterday about a billing problem (I changed plans and was automatically signed up for a 2-year contract). The representative was apparently on-shore and surprisingly helpful. Maybe we’re beginning to see the consequence of more competition in Canada!

]]> By: Nick Desbarats http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/comment-page-1/#comment-1513020 Nick Desbarats Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:53:52 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/#comment-1513020 Finally. Like you said, still pricey, but at least I won't see dollar signs flashing in my head when I look up the location of a restaurant in NYC... Finally.

Like you said, still pricey, but at least I won’t see dollar signs flashing in my head when I look up the location of a restaurant in NYC…

]]> By: PhoneBoy http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/comment-page-1/#comment-1512961 PhoneBoy Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:15:47 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2009/06/25/rogers-pay-as-you-go-us-roaming/#comment-1512961 AT&T needs to cut a similar deal for us. I think they charge $12/mb for data roaming to Canada, and something like $0.59 a minute for calls (and that's with a $5.99/mo charge for their "World Traveler" plan). They have international data plans also, the smallest is $24.99 for 20mb. They certainly don't expire in 30 days, they auto-renew. ;) AT&T needs to cut a similar deal for us. I think they charge $12/mb for data roaming to Canada, and something like $0.59 a minute for calls (and that’s with a $5.99/mo charge for their “World Traveler” plan). They have international data plans also, the smallest is $24.99 for 20mb. They certainly don’t expire in 30 days, they auto-renew. ;)

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