Re: Roaming question: When do the charges start?

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From: Adrian Smith
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 13:08

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On Fri, 03 Jan 2003 12:59:27 +0000, Iain Harrison
<postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>"Lone Wolf" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>On Jan 3, 2003, Iain Harrison <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in
>><ame81vckp4icglb31ucrg8fo2vm7neg2uj@4ax.com>:
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>>> For more information, see http://www.mobileshop.org/roaming
>>
>>Information well out of date re roaming in USA 
>
>You're not the first person the say that, but nobody has given an
>update to explain how it is out of date.

The only section I would query is this:-

"In general, the whole American continent is dominated by AMPS, and
roaming is not really a possibility. If you need to stay in touch, you
may have to use a satellite phone."

I presume by "whole American continent" you mean North America
(including say Canada).  If so then I don't think the statement
"roaming is not really a possibility" is a fair one - at least since
1999 ish.  I have made over 20 visits since my first tri-band handset
in 1999 to most of the key cities and have found roaming works well.
I would certainly never contemplate the need for a satellite phone in
the USA.

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From: usenet200301@hadrian.ws (Adrian Smith)
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Subject: Re: Roaming question: When do the charges start?
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