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On Tue, 30 Oct 2001 inseriouslimbo@hotmail.com wrote:

>> do the telus tri-band phones automatically roam in the u.s.a?
>> or do you need to call telus to activate it..... like fido

>FIDO now automatically enables US roaming, at only .20US/minute including LD
>:-)

   It does not include long distance.  The Fido roaming rate is a fabulous
deal at 20 cents a minute U.S., but it does not include long distance. 
Given that long distance is only 10 cents CDN per minute, billed by the
second (after the first 30 seconds) it's still a great deal.  With the
current exchange rate, expect to pay about 31 cents CDN a minute for local
calls and add ten cents CDN for long distance calls when in the U.S.  Note
that it also uses up minutes in your minute bucket so add 20 cents a
minute to each of those prices if you manage to go over.  The range,
therefore, is anywhere from 31 cents to 71 cents depending on your
situation.  Considering that Telus' standard (PCS) U.S. roaming rate is 95
cents a minute CDN, and $1.45 a minute for long distance calls, Fido's
rates are extremely inexpensive (and, interestingly, better than many of
the so-called one-rate plans you can get at lower.  But do understand that
airtime and long distance are not included in the 20 cent U.S. per minute
rate. 

   I hope that Telus at least includes airtime in their extremely high
U.S. roaming rates, but I wasn't able to find this information on their
web site.


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