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[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: DVK916

For $5 a month you can get free roaming too.

looks like sprint has dropped that option for new plans.

on my plan the roaming could only be up to half my minutes.

edit: did they change the definition of roaming? used to be 'roaming' was when you were outside your home calling area (t-mobile is still like this), regardless of whose network you were on (as well as making off network calls in your home area). sprint then claimed 'no roaming' on the free and clear plans which meant that the whole US was your home calling area (off network calls were still roaming and cost $$$). now is it that off network calls as well aren't charged for with the fair and flexible plans?

 

[mugs]

Good to know people are still good for their word these days.

 

[KarenMarie]

that was very interesting. thanks for posting it.

now i will have to see if Verizon has similar. just in case.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: DVK916

For $5 a month you can get free roaming too.

looks like sprint has dropped that option for new plans.

on my plan the roaming could only be up to half my minutes.

edit: did they change the definition of roaming? used to be 'roaming' was when you were outside your home calling area (t-mobile is still like this), regardless of whose network you were on (as well as making off network calls in your home area). sprint then claimed 'no roaming' on the free and clear plans which meant that the whole US was your home calling area (off network calls were still roaming and cost $$$). now is it that off network calls as well aren't charged for with the fair and flexible plans?

Roaming is defined as "off-network" calls. If you have a local/area-wide plan, calls made outside your home calling area are just charged as long distance IIRC.

 

[JulesMaximus]

So let's do the math. At $0.69 a minute, a 2 hour long call in a roaming spot just cost your carrier almost $83.00 Even with some of the higher end plans, this would still be quite a hit. But would it be enough to cancel you?

The carrier doesn't pay $0.69 a minute though. They probably pay a small fraction of that.

 

[toant103]

might be true. A friend of mine has the local t-mobile plan and she has to use 50% of her minutes in her calling area. They can cancel her contract if most of her minutes is out of her local area

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

So let's do the math. At $0.69 a minute, a 2 hour long call in a roaming spot just cost your carrier almost $83.00 Even with some of the higher end plans, this would still be quite a hit. But would it be enough to cancel you?

The carrier doesn't pay $0.69 a minute though. They probably pay a small fraction of that.

Read the entire article. I don't know if his math is correct, but he explains his number.

 

[dartworth]

This was discussed in another thread too

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: DVK916

For $5 a month you can get free roaming too.

looks like sprint has dropped that option for new plans.

on my plan the roaming could only be up to half my minutes.

edit: did they change the definition of roaming? used to be 'roaming' was when you were outside your home calling area (t-mobile is still like this), regardless of whose network you were on (as well as making off network calls in your home area). sprint then claimed 'no roaming' on the free and clear plans which meant that the whole US was your home calling area (off network calls were still roaming and cost $$$). now is it that off network calls as well aren't charged for with the fair and flexible plans?

What the article is referring to as roaming is called "extended network" with Verizon. I'm not sure what other companies call it. It is basically where verizon has roaming agreements with other companies. This allows users to make calls on other companies towers without paying roaming fees. Verizon still pays fees to the other company however. This also allows Verizon to show a much larger home coverage area on their maps.

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: thirdeye
Eh, if more and more people DO take advantage of this, they'll just rewrite they TOS.

And then you'll be able to cancel your contract without penalty due to 'material' changes in the terms of the contract.

Really, this is the perfect out. It's a catch-22 that Cingular (and other providers) have painted themselves into.