Comments on: Tip o’ the Week: International+Voicemail = $$$ http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/08/21/tip-o-the-week-internationalvoicemail/ For people who dare to Phone Different. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:36:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sara http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/08/21/tip-o-the-week-internationalvoicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-67727 Sara Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:21:17 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3888#comment-67727 <p>thank you SO MUCH for posting this. i'm about to leave the country for up to a year and had no idea that i would be charged roaming rates for my voicemail. at&t managed to give me all the other info i needed about traveling with my iphone internationally except for that detail, conveniently. thanks at&t...not</p> thank you SO MUCH for posting this. i’m about to leave the country for up to a year and had no idea that i would be charged roaming rates for my voicemail. at&t managed to give me all the other info i needed about traveling with my iphone internationally except for that detail, conveniently. thanks at&t…not

]]> By: joy http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/08/21/tip-o-the-week-internationalvoicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-44062 joy Wed, 06 May 2009 23:07:27 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3888#comment-44062 <p>thanks for the tips. if you get the international data roaming package (or anything that att calls a "package add on") you only pay for it when it's turned on. so you can turn it on the day before your trip, and turn it off the day you get back, and you are only charged the prorated amount, no matter if you used all the data allowed or not, as they can't dictate when in the month you use it, ie it can be all in one day. hope that's clear. i confirmed it with a phone call to att customer service.</p> thanks for the tips. if you get the international data roaming package (or anything that att calls a “package add on”) you only pay for it when it’s turned on. so you can turn it on the day before your trip, and turn it off the day you get back, and you are only charged the prorated amount, no matter if you used all the data allowed or not, as they can’t dictate when in the month you use it, ie it can be all in one day. hope that’s clear. i confirmed it with a phone call to att customer service.

]]> By: alex http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/08/21/tip-o-the-week-internationalvoicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-13294 alex Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:29:23 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3888#comment-13294 <p>Returned from a trip to the Bahamas two weeks ago and did exactly as advertised in this article. For a fact this is regardless of type of phone you have, and probably is not even carrier dependent (probably all GSM carriers do this). </p> <p>Mind you though that 3G/Edge usage can be very expensive and unless you really need to be connected abroad, keep the option for data roaming turned off. If you know you need to make use of 3G/Edge abroad, you can either purchase a $24 package (for 20 MByte) or $50+ (for 50 MByte). Without the data roaming package costs are around $5 per MByte (expensive). I had the 20 MByte data package, but it was a waste of money as my hotel had WiFi (so really think about this - you always can use the data network in emergencies for the increased fee).</p> Returned from a trip to the Bahamas two weeks ago and did exactly as advertised in this article. For a fact this is regardless of type of phone you have, and probably is not even carrier dependent (probably all GSM carriers do this).

Mind you though that 3G/Edge usage can be very expensive and unless you really need to be connected abroad, keep the option for data roaming turned off. If you know you need to make use of 3G/Edge abroad, you can either purchase a $24 package (for 20 MByte) or $50+ (for 50 MByte). Without the data roaming package costs are around $5 per MByte (expensive). I had the 20 MByte data package, but it was a waste of money as my hotel had WiFi (so really think about this – you always can use the data network in emergencies for the increased fee).

]]> By: weisen http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/08/21/tip-o-the-week-internationalvoicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-13168 weisen Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:17:59 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3888#comment-13168 <p>Isn't this simply how ALL voicemail works and has nothing to do with either the iPhone or visual voicemail?</p> Isn’t this simply how ALL voicemail works and has nothing to do with either the iPhone or visual voicemail?

]]> By: JimAtJaxtr http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/08/21/tip-o-the-week-internationalvoicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-13088 JimAtJaxtr Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:50:42 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3888#comment-13088 <p>How was that trip to Kerblekistan? =) Nice tip, and the break out of how the voice mail costs work out is very handy too. Just a quick tidbit, you could get yourself and those most likely to call you all the time you're abroad (you know who they are, I'm sure) into an international calling service. Jaxtr is one such, but there are others that can help take care of international calling charges.</p> How was that trip to Kerblekistan? =) Nice tip, and the break out of how the voice mail costs work out is very handy too. Just a quick tidbit, you could get yourself and those most likely to call you all the time you’re abroad (you know who they are, I’m sure) into an international calling service. Jaxtr is one such, but there are others that can help take care of international calling charges.

]]> By: matt http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/08/21/tip-o-the-week-internationalvoicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-13078 matt Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:03:58 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3888#comment-13078 <p>as a rogers customer, i was in the states and while roaming on the at&t network, I received a "visual voicemail is unavailable" prompt or something similar to that effect over top of my voicemail screen when I clicked on my voice mail button It did mention something about it being disabled because I wasn't on the rogers network ... But I've yet to see my bill</p> as a rogers customer, i was in the states and while roaming on the at&t network, I received a “visual voicemail is unavailable” prompt or something similar to that effect over top of my voicemail screen when I clicked on my voice mail button It did mention something about it being disabled because I wasn’t on the rogers network … But I’ve yet to see my bill

]]> By: Casey http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/08/21/tip-o-the-week-internationalvoicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-13072 Casey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:13:22 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3888#comment-13072 <p>Wow, another great scam! I'd been wondering if I would ever be able to afford simply checking email or accessing the internet, or currency-exchange applications, etc. while travelling internationally without incurring horrible charges. Now there's another hidden cost to look forward to. Anyone know anything about how to affordably get internet access while out of the country?</p> Wow, another great scam! I’d been wondering if I would ever be able to afford simply checking email or accessing the internet, or currency-exchange applications, etc. while travelling internationally without incurring horrible charges. Now there’s another hidden cost to look forward to. Anyone know anything about how to affordably get internet access while out of the country?

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