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RomanP
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2010-05-09
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There is solution to prevent the bill shock due to an unpredictable access to the internet in roaming: Roaming Guard (www.roamingguard.com).
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2010-05-09
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Aw, that sucks! 
I've heard that many people have been forgiven their large roaming bills. Not sure where. Probably in countries with strong customer protections.
I've heard that many people have been forgiven their large roaming bills. Not sure where. Probably in countries with strong customer protections.
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2010-05-09
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Watchdog is always a good thing to mention to them.
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2010-05-09
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Originally Posted by RomanP
Do you really think it's helpful pointing to a S60 application? While it might be nice to know, that there is something out there that might help, it's quite useless for maemo-users.
There is solution to prevent the bill shock due to an unpredictable access to the internet in roaming: Roaming Guard
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2010-05-09
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Originally Posted by tobylee
There's the O2 Wireless (not affiliated with O2 UK), pre-paid. 14 US Cents per minute, but no GPRS (which is a bummer).
but then i found some of the prepay sims in the america were complete rip offs
The sim itself's $10USD.
I do agree that there is no nice solution for visitors though. The US is probably one of the only (if not the only) country where ~50% of people use phones that do not use sim cards.
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==In school once again. Free time limited to night, holidays and weekends.==
Hi! I'm Andy, a Maemo Greeter!
I'm also a moderator of the Applications, Nokia N900, and Maemo 5/Fremantle forums. Useful Links: Maemo Wiki Main Page, New users start here, Beginners' wiki page, Maemo5 101, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Also, pin yourself in the map! Maemo Map. Send me a PM (Private Message) if I leave you hanging on a problem (or if you need more help).
Owner of both a N800 and N900; Active community member since Jan 2010. You've been xommified! - My blog.
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2010-05-09
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Originally Posted by xomm
There's the O2 Wireless (not affiliated with O2 UK), pre-paid. 14 US Cents per minute, but no GPRS (which is a bummer).
The sim itself's $10USD.
I do agree that there is no nice solution for visitors though. The US is probably one of the only (if not the only) country where ~50% of people use phones that do not use sim cards.
Hmm, I think you are referring to CDMA providers. (Verizon, Sprint, Metro PCs, etc).
Not me though, I am not on the 50% list, since I hate if I can not change sim card when we travel. One of the reason is to avoid the roaming cost.
Learn the painful lesson when I was in asia and use the roaming US$ 5 / minute. (#@$#@$@#$#@$)
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2010-05-09
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Boned me too. 300E for navigating with OVI maps. 6E per megabyte.
Message said data link was 6 cents, but the message was split and the second message said "per 10k".
Overall, downloading a part of Greece map was 50M, to a grand 300E. After I got back, they called me (like they didn't know I was back) and "warned" me I was raking in a bill, maybe I want to stop. This was a full week after getting back.
Crooks, indeed. This was Vodafone-to-Vodafone roaming. They go up to 8 or 9 E/Mb. SSDs don't cost that much.
I did have a little fun, however, when I want to talk to the representative at Vodafone (for a different matter) and when I told him "By the way, did you know what Vodafone charges for data roaming?" he couldn't look me in the eye for the entire discussion. Yeah they know they're basically jacking me.
Learned my lesson. Wifi only. Until rates get pinned by the EU for data as well.
Message said data link was 6 cents, but the message was split and the second message said "per 10k".
Overall, downloading a part of Greece map was 50M, to a grand 300E. After I got back, they called me (like they didn't know I was back) and "warned" me I was raking in a bill, maybe I want to stop. This was a full week after getting back.
Crooks, indeed. This was Vodafone-to-Vodafone roaming. They go up to 8 or 9 E/Mb. SSDs don't cost that much.
I did have a little fun, however, when I want to talk to the representative at Vodafone (for a different matter) and when I told him "By the way, did you know what Vodafone charges for data roaming?" he couldn't look me in the eye for the entire discussion. Yeah they know they're basically jacking me.
Learned my lesson. Wifi only. Until rates get pinned by the EU for data as well.
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Keep the forums clean: use "Thanks" button instead of the thank you post.
