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Article #883Re: Avoiding International Roaming Gotchas
From: Nom-de-plume
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:55
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:55
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On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:45:36 +1000, Gillard = Rudd in a frock wrote: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:55:17 +1000, Nom-de-plume > <you.are.joking@right.net> wrote: > >>On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:11:22 +1000, Rod Speed wrote: >> >>> Nom-de-plume wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone see any problems with this strategy for avoiding international >>>> roaming gotchas (including lebara SPAM)? >>> >>>> 1 unconditional diversion of all voice calls to voicemail; >>> >>>> 2 voicemail message to ask callers to send urgent messages only by >>>> SMS, or use email. >>> >>> You wont get the SMSs without getting slugged for them. >>> >>>> The intention is to avoid the fees and charges gotchas. >>> >>> Doesnt work. >> >>I'm happy to accept the cost of urgent messages. If there is a cheaper >>way of getting them, that would be good. Is there a cheaper way? > > Skype? That's useful, but not always convenient. The keyword is "urgent".
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