Cell phone costs from a ship in the Caribbean??

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rich - 16 Mar 2008 15:05 GMT

My wife is on a cruise with my grandkids for Spring Break. She just called
me ( I am in Houston, TX) from the middle of the Caribbean?? Would that
cost a lot more than a "normal" call?? We have SBC/ATT and pretty much can
call anywhere in the US. I am amazed that she can even get service when out
to sea???

thanks Rich

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Larry - 16 Mar 2008 16:10 GMT

> My wife is on a cruise with my grandkids for Spring Break. She just
> called me ( I am in Houston, TX) from the middle of the Caribbean??
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>
> thanks Rich

How high is your credit card limit?.....(c;

It isn't near high enough.....

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Evan Platt - 16 Mar 2008 16:28 GMT

>My wife is on a cruise with my grandkids for Spring Break. She just called
>me ( I am in Houston, TX) from the middle of the Caribbean?? Would that
>cost a lot more than a "normal" call?? We have SBC/ATT and pretty much can
>call anywhere in the US. I am amazed that she can even get service when out
>to sea???

http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/international/roaming/international-roaming.js
p#cruise-ships

Enter the name of the ship to find the rates, but yes, it is VERY
expensive.

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rich - 16 Mar 2008 19:40 GMT

Thanks for your help. According to the charts at that site, it is about
$2.50 a minute. Not good, but not a KILLER either. I've left messages
with our kids, in case she calls any of them...to tell her to NOT make any
more calls. Thanks very much for the help. RichG

>>My wife is on a cruise with my grandkids for Spring Break. She just called
>>me ( I am in Houston, TX) from the middle of the Caribbean?? Would that
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Enter the name of the ship to find the rates, but yes, it is VERY
> expensive.

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Andreas Wenzel - 16 Mar 2008 16:31 GMT

rich schrieb:

> My wife is on a cruise with my grandkids for Spring Break. She just
> called me ( I am in Houston, TX) from the middle of the Caribbean??
> Would that cost a lot more than a "normal" call??

Yes.

> We have SBC/ATT and
> pretty much can call anywhere in the US. I am amazed that she can even
> get service when out to sea???

Cruise ships these days carry their own wireless networks including base
stations, switches, satellite uplink, billing system etc. Making a call
from a cruise ship is like roaming in a foreign mobile network. Ask your
operator or the roaming network operator (the cruise line) what they
charge per call.

For a start, maybe this link is of help. It is a forum discussion with
posters claiming to have paid between $2,49 to $4,99 per minute from a
cruise ship.

Andreas

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Andreas Wenzel - 16 Mar 2008 16:32 GMT

Andreas Wenzel schrieb:

> [...]
> For a start, maybe this link is of help. [...]

Ooops, forgot to put in the link:

http://www.mobiledia.com/news/47962.html

Andreas

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