[access-uk] Re: Smart phones and roaming charges
- From: "Edward Green" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:49:28 -0000
Hi Andy,
As Mike says, many smart phones have roaming turned off by default, meaning
you wont download data unless you connect your phone to a wireless network
or deliberately turn it back on.
As an illustration of how easy charges might wrack up though, when I went to
Canada, 3 told me I could use web and email for £10/mb. If you think that a
smart phone might do a lot of background updating (social network activity,
checking apps are up-to-date etc), not to mention any surfing or emailing
that you might do yourself, I can see how charges might get to the £750
mark.
Ed
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of ANDY COLLINS
Sent: 29 January 2013 11:57
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Smart phones and roaming charges
Hi all -
There was a thing on Money Box this week about a loyer who ran up a bill
with T-Mobile, for £750 when in Australia, because her phone was downloading
data without her being aware of it. I was left wondering how this might
happen? Anybody know? -
Andy
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