Interesting. I have to pay USD 40/month + taxes and fees for 450
minutes and no data or text. However, I can call anywhere in the US or
Canada.
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Barker wrote:
> Thanks for that, Daniel.
>
> I suspect that the European system is best, now that the cost of
> calling mobiles is decreasing; but we shall have to wait and see if
> roaming charges go down enough. While I am in France, next month, it
> will cost me about 50c/min to make a call using my UK mobile (iPhone
> 4); whereas in the UK I get 600 min/month (and 1200 texts!) for a fee
> of GBP20/month.
>
> Chris
>
> On 23 Jul 2010, at 22:18, Daniel Sepke wrote:
>
>> Incoming calls also count against most plans over here unlike the
>> UK system of only paying for outgoing calls. They also double dip
>> on texts as the sender and recipient are charged a fee. A side
>> benefit is there isn't a surcharge for calling mobile numbers,
>> either from a land line or mobile to mobile. Mobiles get assigned
>> the same area code as you live in. I am still not sure which method
>> I think is best.
>
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