I just got an iPhone for my wife which required signing up with a new provider
(Movistar). The range of plans on offer was pretty decent, and one could choose
what made the most sense based on calling pattern. I chose a plan that gives
her a decent low-per minute rate (but no free minutes), but on the other hand
unlimited data for 25 EUR per month.
The roaming charges when travelling internationally are a fixture of the old
settlements/accounting rates system that governed international telecoms until
technology blew it apart beginning in the 1990s. At least within Europe the
price for roaming is now capped at 50 cents/minute. I do not want to know what
my bill for the 10 days in the US was...
And I thought that the ridiculous practice of having the receiver pay for an
incoming call or text message (aside from roaming) had been abandoned even in
the US.
Nathan
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On Jul 24, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 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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