You Can Spend $750 in International Data Roaming in One Minute on AT&T

Re:You Can Spend $750 in International Data Roaming in One M... by DanBC on Saturday February 21, 2015 @04:46PM (#9087117)

I'm in England. I get "unlimited" 3g through GiffGaff for £15 per month (that is the transitional price from an earlier £12 per month to the new £18 or £20 per month).

You're specifically not allowed to tether using this plan and it's smart phones only - tablets, dongles, etc are not covered. I use over 10 GB of 3g data each month and they haven't complained.

So, 120 MB for $30 (£20) per month sounds pretty steep to me.

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Re:You Can Spend $750 in International Data Roaming in One M... by refurb on Saturday February 21, 2015 @06:01PM (#9087383)

Does that £15 per month cover international use? That's the reason why it was so steep for the author.

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Re:You Can Spend $750 in International Data Roaming in One M... by geitiegg on Saturday February 21, 2015 @06:45PM (#9087515)

Not currently.

However roaming charges within the European Union are currently regulated to a maximum of €0.20 ($0.23) per MB. So a 120MB plan would be €24 ($27.32). That being said, if it isn't delayed by a future proposal, all roaming charges within the EU will be abolished on December 15th, 2015. True international roaming will still be ridiculously expensive, no doubt.

EDIT: My numbers don't include VAT (which is 20% in the UK) - so it's actually currently more expensive in the EU than in the example given in the post.

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Re:You Can Spend $750 in International Data Roaming in One M... by t0mas88 on Sunday February 22, 2015 @09:05AM (#9089444)

But the EU price you quote is the legal maximum they can charge you without any package. So that $ 27.32 is the EU equivalent of the $ 750 that's in the post title. (And I think the US price also does not include VAT since, just like Europe, it varies by state)

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Re:You Can Spend $750 in International Data Roaming in One M... by ZoF on Saturday February 21, 2015 @05:00PM (#9087164)

It could very well be that they only charge by intervals of 30$/GB; meaning the minimum that they are willing to charge is 30$ but he could have used up to one gig.

It's common enough for U.S. Carriers to do this.

No comment on whether that's a fair price.

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Re:You Can Spend $750 in International Data Roaming in One M... by ubernostrum on Saturday February 21, 2015 @08:03PM (#9087729)

I'm in the US, but I keep a cheap T-Mobile plan with unlimited international data for when I'm traveling abroad.

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