Guest proindigo Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Hi guys I am looking forward to moving my phone over to t-mob shortly. I currently have a blackberry with t-mob and I pay about 22 bucks per month including unlimited roaming (subject to fair usage) Is this tariff only for blackberry or does free international data roaming also cover my phone if I buy web and walk pro. To clarify... not voice calls roaming, only data! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest confucious Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Hi guys I am looking forward to moving my phone over to t-mob shortly. I currently have a blackberry with t-mob and I pay about 22 bucks per month including unlimited roaming (subject to fair usage) Is this tariff only for blackberry or does free international data roaming also cover my phone if I buy web and walk pro. To clarify... not voice calls roaming, only data! :) I wouldn't have thougfht so - but then I didn't know they did with Blackberrys. Have you troied phoning T and asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fleabag Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 You'll pay ?7.50 per megabyte whenever you connect to a foreign network with T-Mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dr who Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 You'll pay ?7.50 per megabyte whenever you connect to a foreign network with T-Mobile. OUCH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest proindigo Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 OUCH!!! That is really strange, you would think they would have the same pricing plan for all the devices! The only real reason to purchase the blackberry is to get the tariff, whch they could give to other devices too! I wonder if you can order a blackberry tariff wait for the card and put it into the vario 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dr who Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I wonder if you can order a blackberry tariff wait for the card and put it into the vario 2? I would definitely be exploring that option if roaming data is important to you. Have you tried contacting TMob business to see if there are any other data tariffs available that provide similar roaming costs to the Blackberry plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swampie Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 OUCH!!! Better than Orange charge (which I believe is ?20 per MB when roaming). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dr who Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Better than Orange charge (which I believe is ?20 per MB when roaming). Oooh, me ring.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chetzy Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 i got w'n'w on my contract, went mexico this year, and wasnt charged a penny, use the net abroad. then after few hrs check on my t-mobile, will show if u getting charged or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fleabag Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 i got w'n'w on my contract, went mexico this year, and wasnt charged a penny, use the net abroad. then after few hrs check on my t-mobile, will show if u getting charged or not. I wouldn't be so confident. Charges from foreign networks can take up to 3 months to register with your home network. Plus if it's down to a rating mistake, you can still be billed for it a long time after the event, when they correct their mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chetzy Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I wouldn't be so confident. Charges from foreign networks can take up to 3 months to register with your home network. Plus if it's down to a rating mistake, you can still be billed for it a long time after the event, when they correct their mistake. i hope your wrong, or i gona have a nasty bill, probs should cancell the contract :) well, i duno, but i also read on here some where that another member also never got charged. so...still unsure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chetzy Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 ohh also forget to mention that all the calls i made abroad did register and that was almost instant, so should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest confucious Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 ohh also forget to mention that all the calls i made abroad did register and that was almost instant, so should be ok. Not necessarily. I hope you're right but it may very well take a couple of months (or more) before the charges come through. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest battletank Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 I was charged ?1.30 for 208KB of activity whilst roaming on the TIM/Italy network last week. My bill quotes it as "Mobile data while abroad - inside EU", so presumably there are (at least) two roaming data rates, and it is either substantially less than ?7.50/MB *or* it is charged pro-rata with no minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fleabag Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 It's pro rata with no minimum. Just to let you know, if you cancel a contract T-Mobile will still send you a revised final bill if more charges are referred to them - which you are still legally required to pay for. I've no idea how you would have been able to get away without paying for the data - if you have well done, but I fear it may catch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chetzy Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 i guess only time will tell. but i will keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jchamier Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Better than Orange charge (which I believe is ?20 per MB when roaming). Yeah, I've been billed ?5 or more for loading one WAP page on an old handset in the US (on old cingular in 2002) whilst a bored passenger in a car. That's why WiFi is going to win, even with reduced battery life, for roaming users!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fleabag Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Yeah, I've been billed ?5 or more for loading one WAP page on an old handset in the US (on old cingular in 2002) whilst a bored passenger in a car. That's why WiFi is going to win, even with reduced battery life, for roaming users!!! Yeah I agree. Where I live in Cardiff, every street you drive or walk down you'll pick up 2 or 3 connection points. Granted, most of them belong to people who have no idea how to secure their wireless router - but it's great for me keeping connected. In my old house I got signal permanantly in every room - not quite as good where I am now, I have to walk a few metres down the road lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swampie Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Yeah I agree. Where I live in Cardiff, every street you drive or walk down you'll pick up 2 or 3 connection points. Granted, most of them belong to people who have no idea how to secure their wireless router - but it's great for me keeping connected. In my old house I got signal permanantly in every room - not quite as good where I am now, I have to walk a few metres down the road lol. You are aware that you're not legally allowed to do this... :) http://www.out-law.com/page-5938 Well, not without their explicit permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fleabag Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 I did realise, yes lol. I was speaking sarcastically about how many people don't configure their routers properly. It wasn't until I got my S200 that I realised how many people this included! It would be tempting to jump on the neighbours pipe if I didn't have a fat one here. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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