-=PCTechTalk=- Re: our cell phones
- From: "D H (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:51:26 +1200
Quite frankly I would not entertain a mobile phone where incoming calls
were a charge against me. If the rental, as DSW points out, includes a
substantial number of "free" minutes, then there is some justification,
but that would be negated if unblockable telemarketing calls were to be
included.
In your case, Ange, going to Guernsey brings you into the coverage of a
different provider, and a surcharge would be justified. I pay (mobile)
45cpm for calls to Vodaphone numbers and $1.39pm for calls to Telecom
numbers. This latter is an example of virtual monopoly fleecing for
which there is no justification. From my landline, 45cpm to either
cellphone company!(but these are through my ISP). Needless to say, my
wife and I only use our cellphones for emergencies or when there is no
alternative. (We're pensioners)
Expensive trip, Ange!!!!
Rick H
Ange wrote:
> When I made an urgent trip to Guernsey from the UK in April, my mobile
> provider "3" had arranged coverage with Cable & Wireless so that users could
> still use their mobile/cell. What they didn't tell you was that each minute
> you phoned home cost you 80p a minute but the best was that each call you
> received on your mobile/cell cost the receiver 30p a minute on top of what
> they were paying to call you. So yes they can easily charge you to receive
> calls.
>
> Welcome to my world ~ in 1 week I got a £200 mobile bill.
> Ange
> a.k.a. Clueless of Doncaster
> http://www.geocities.com/locustchewed/outanabout.html
>
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