Traveling, I usually see better data performance natively on a network vs roaming.
In "outlying" areas, such as Maine, Alaska, Hawaii, you're better off using a local telco. More likely to have better coverage. - Jared On Dec 4, 2013, at 5:45 PM, Jack Vizelter <j...@mail.rockefeller.edu> wrote: > In my experience, nationwide, typically just means the continental 48 states, > for the most part. > > > > ________________________________________ > From: Jay Ashworth [j...@baylink.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:20 PM > To: NANOG > Subject: Re: Question related to Cellular Data and restrictions.. > >> Have any of you experienced or been subjected to a "domestic data >> roaming policy"? I am a customer of a carrier who advertises >> "Unlimited Nationwide 4G data", but limits their customers to 50MB per >> month while traveling in an area they do not have coverage (Alaska, >> for example). I've never heard of such a policy in regards to a >> "Nationwide" plan.. I thought the entire idea of saying nationwide was >> to represent you were covering the ENTIRE NATION. > > I believe you will find that any carrier says "Nationwide means where we > have coverage, and unlimited means 'if you're on our towers'." > > Cheers, > -- jra > -- > Make Election Day a federal holiday: http://wh.gov/lBm94 100k sigs by 12/14 > > Jay R. Ashworth Baylink > j...@baylink.com > Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 > Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII > St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274 > >