Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
ATT iPhone travel woes... Get the Int'l data plan too... after a recent trip to HK, China and Ireland with my iPhone, I got a phone bill for over $2k due to data usage. Of course when I called before I left the operator said they didn't have a data plan and it turns out they did. They put me on the plan, repriced my bill and I saved over $1300! They seem to rely on people not looking into small print to make $. Not ok. __ Catríona Lohan-Conway User Experience Architect 917 405 5127 clohancon...@mac.com PPlease consider our environment before printing. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
Someone just needs to offer a flat rate world service... step up Skype. It's a flat world out there... ;-) I honestly think that people prefer transparent companies and will flock to them for good services, prices and esp. when they know they aren't being screwed. And one more thing... you can only turn on world option for the min time period and turn it off when you get home. __ Catríona Lohan-Conway User Experience Architect 917 405 5127 clohancon...@mac.com PPlease consider our environment before printing. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
Yes, but as someone posted earlier, you might want to leave it on for an extra month, as Rogers tends to post these things late, which means you'd incur additional fees. One more thing, turn Push notification off under your Settings menu so that you're not charged (raped) for data services. On Jan 30, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Catriona Lohan-Conway wrote: And one more thing... you can only turn on world option for the min time period and turn it off when you get home. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel President, Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http://toddwarfel.com Twitter:zakiwarfel -- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
Skype has a nice $2.95/month unlimited U.S. and Canada plan. $9.95/month unlimited to U.S. and Canada, and landlines 25 additional countries. Flat enough for ya, Catriona? - N Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
cell phones baby... flat cellphone please! __ Catríona Lohan-Conway User Experience Architect 917 405 5127 clohancon...@mac.com PPlease consider our environment before printing. On Jan 30, 2009, at 5:50 PM, Nasir Barday wrote: Skype has a nice $2.95/month unlimited U.S. and Canada plan. $9.95/month unlimited to U.S. and Canada, and landlines 25 additional countries. Flat enough for ya, Catriona? - N Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
Good tips, Janna. When I went to Mexico for a week a year or so ago, ATT also advised me to keep the plan on for an additional month because sometimes the reconciliation from foreign (US-perspective) operators does not come in right away. This may have just been their way of getting me to pay extra for another month, though! -x- On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:53 AM, Janna Hicks DeVylder ja...@devylder.comwrote: Have you figured this out for other carriers? Share your knowledge! See you soon, looking forward to it. -- Christian Crumlish I'm writing a book so please forgive any lag http://designingsocialinterfaces.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
Definitely check your rates. If you are on ATT, chances are you will be pushed onto the Rogers network. Others (Verizon) will most likely end up on the Bell or Telus Networks. Make sure you check your phone, text and data rates before coming. Data rates can add up if you're not careful. Canadian mobile providers make a lot of money from international roaming, a 20MB data plan for light email use and twitter should be sufficient for a week. If you're worried about more, bump up one. It's better than coming home with a $200 bill. -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: ma...@mariobourque.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Janna Hicks DeVylder ja...@devylder.comwrote: Hey all, I just called ATT to see what I could add to my existing plan so I can use my iPhone more economically while in Vancouver. Here's some info: CALLS If you don't do anything, calls will be $.79/min (incoming and outgoing). If you sign up for the world traveler package for $4.99/month, calls will be $.59/min (incoming and outgoing). TEXT 50 cents to send, 'free' to receive (up to the amount based on your current text plan) DATA If you do nothing, you're charged $.02/kb Or else, you can pay the following: $24.95/month for 20 mb $59.99/month for 50 mb $119.00/month for 100 mb $199.00/month for 200 mb PROBLEMS 916 343 4685 for international support (free call from Canada) Apparently if you call after the conference and before the end of the billing cycle you can get the coverage prorated... Have you figured this out for other carriers? Share your knowledge! See you soon, looking forward to it. Janna Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
also, if you have a smartphone (iPhone or other), think about turning off Push for mail and any other automatic data-sucking services. I've known cases of people unwittingly running up $100s on their bill in just days. -x- On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Mario Bourque li...@mariobourque.comwrote: Definitely check your rates. If you are on ATT, chances are you will be pushed onto the Rogers network. Others (Verizon) will most likely end up on the Bell or Telus Networks. Make sure you check your phone, text and data rates before coming. Data rates can add up if you're not careful. Canadian mobile providers make a lot of money from international roaming, a 20MB data plan for light email use and twitter should be sufficient for a week. If you're worried about more, bump up one. It's better than coming home with a $200 bill. -- Christian Crumlish I'm writing a book so please forgive any lag http://designingsocialinterfaces.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
Of course, you could just be insanely cheap like me and refuse to use any roaming services at all while in Vancouver. Skype from the hotel room and email/twitter from iPhone when there's WiFi (and there will be confernece WiFi, right???) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37725 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
Roaming for me is unbelievably expensive so o thought about buying a prepaid GSM chip when I arrive in Vancouver... Just to have a number where people can call me... But I will definitely do the same as Steve said, wifi all the time... :-) On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Steve Portigal st...@portigal.com wrote: Of course, you could just be insanely cheap like me and refuse to use any roaming services at all while in Vancouver. Skype from the hotel room and email/twitter from iPhone when there's WiFi (and there will be confernece WiFi, right???) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37725 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Gustavo Gawry Interaction Designer Mobile: +55 21 9498-7923 Email: gustavogawry at gmail.com Blog: http://gawry.com (in portuguese) Twitter: gawry Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Can we get an update on free wifi in the rooms? Last I heard, it was uncertain. Thanks, Tori Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
There will be WiFi in the conference spaces. Normally you have to pay for in-room Internet per night, but will let Greg chime in on that. For anyone looking to get a GSM card, you may as well go roaming with your home network's card. Cards I've found, at least for ROGERS (and I think they're the only GSM gig in town) are upwards of $60 and only include $10 of phone credit, which is charged at a high per-minute rate. Makes sense for long trips, but not for these few days, even if you're going to Whistler before/after. Being cheap as well, I'm going to plow $20 into ATT data roaming (it will take some willpower), to wayfind using Google Maps when we're out and about (e.g. IxDA Pub Crawl). For Twitter, E-mail, and RSS geekery I'll stick with using conference WiFi. - N Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!
When I'm traveling internationally, I tend to avoid using my iPhone except on Wifi. I use Skype (with Skype out) for phone calls, which works amazingly well. Jared On Jan 27, 2009, at 6:53 AM, Janna Hicks DeVylder wrote: Hey all, I just called ATT to see what I could add to my existing plan so I can use my iPhone more economically while in Vancouver. Here's some info: CALLS If you don't do anything, calls will be $.79/min (incoming and outgoing). If you sign up for the world traveler package for $4.99/month, calls will be $.59/min (incoming and outgoing). TEXT 50 cents to send, 'free' to receive (up to the amount based on your current text plan) DATA If you do nothing, you're charged $.02/kb Or else, you can pay the following: $24.95/month for 20 mb $59.99/month for 50 mb $119.00/month for 100 mb $199.00/month for 200 mb PROBLEMS 916 343 4685 for international support (free call from Canada) Apparently if you call after the conference and before the end of the billing cycle you can get the coverage prorated... Have you figured this out for other carriers? Share your knowledge! See you soon, looking forward to it. Janna Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
