Comments on: $6K per gigabyte? No thanks, Ted.

By: Rogers “Pay As You Go” US roaming | Alec Saunders SquawkBox

Rogers “Pay As You Go” US roaming | Alec Saunders SquawkBox — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:33:53 +0000

[...] week. I was pleasantly surprised to find that roaming data rates to the US have dropped from $6,000 per gigabyte, and that I could now buy a short term roaming plan for both voice and [...]

By: Telcos: A long history of gouging | SensoryMetrics: re-inventing the User eXperience

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:26:05 +0000

[...] friend Alec often writes about telco gouging… $6,000 per Gb data plans, Impossible iPhone [...]

By: Technology news - Techvibes Blog

Technology news - Techvibes Blog — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:17:18 +0000

[...] mobile maven Roland Tanglao, Alec Saunders of Ottawa blogs about Rogers recently reduced roaming rates. I recall at one point the rate was [...]

By: Alec

Alec — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:01:33 +0000

I'm paying $30/month for 1G of data. Had the account for quite some time.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:19:11 +0000

Hey is that a Calliflower app or just A web link button?

Also what pricing did you get ion at&t's network?

By: Nick Desbarats

Nick Desbarats — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:48:44 +0000

Thanks for bringing Rebelsim to my attention. My last trip to the US cost $53 in roaming data charges, even though my usage consisted of checking email without downloading attachments, and looking up a few addresses in Google Maps over the course of 3 days.

The fact that data roaming is disabled by default shows that even Rogers is scared of customer outrage from anyone who actually tries to use it. Very odd that the carriers can't find some way to make it affordable to more than 2% of their customers.