Roaming Internationally With Blackberry

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Kenny - 11 Jun 2005 14:34 GMT

Trying to figure out pricing from the T-Mobile website is a true exercise in
futility.

I just replaced my V600 with a Blackberry (which I like, although I miss a
lot of the "phone" features the V600 had, notably voice dialing.)

I travel quite a bit internationally. I know how to figure out
international calling rates (fairly straightforward), but figuring out how
much it would cost to keep my blackberry running and downloading e-mail is
impossible.

Any hints? Upcoming trips to Mexico and Belgium make me want to know this
before I leave rather than getting a huge bill and associated "sticker
shock". If the roaming is outrageous, I believe I can shut off the data
functions and just use the b-berry as a telephone.

Kenny

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Bob Rann - 15 Jun 2005 20:59 GMT

I just returned from a 5-week trip through 8 different East and West
European countries with my Sierra Aircard-equipped notebook. I've done this
for two years now, and I always get charged the same: $15.00/megabyte.
Downloading a page of jokes from my sister (371Kb) cost me over $5.00 just
for that one email.

I got my bill for just 3 days of usage this trip, and it was $121.00+ just
for data charges! I hate to see what the rest of the month will be. Probably
another $200.00 to $300.00 plus the regular stuff. Fortunately, there's no
additional roaming fees, and I was anywhere from Germany to Poland to
Bosnia-Herzegovina.

I guess if it's important for you to check your email (as I do), it's worth
it when other connections aren't available.

Bob Rann

> Trying to figure out pricing from the T-Mobile website is a true exercise in
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Kenny - 18 Jun 2005 01:21 GMT

I think I'm gonna figure out how to shut if off while in Mexico

Thanks for taking the time to respond.

Kenny

>I just returned from a 5-week trip through 8 different East and West
> European countries with my Sierra Aircard-equipped notebook. I've done
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ECL - 18 Jun 2005 14:18 GMT

> I think I'm gonna figure out how to shut if off while in Mexico
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>>>Kenny

I had assumed that looking at my data use on the monthly bill would
allow me to calculate estimated cost. I turned off some forwarding on a
recent trip to Amsterdam and with minimal email and web browsing there
was only a $2.00 charge for the week. Does your data charge on the
monthly bill reflect your usage for means of charging for roaming?

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Joseph - 18 Jun 2005 22:57 GMT

>I think I'm gonna figure out how to shut if off while in Mexico

Usually pressing the power button will do it!

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Kenny - 19 Jun 2005 21:50 GMT

Then the phone won't work either....right? RIGHT!

>>I think I'm gonna figure out how to shut if off while in Mexico
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> Usually pressing the power button will do it!
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