AT&T intros flat rate international iPhone data plans starting at $25
A new $60 Data Global Plan will offer iPhone users 50MB of data per month to browse the Web, check e-mail and access other information in more than 29 countries, including Canada, China, Mexico and in areas throughout Europe and Asia.
The plan, which must be purchased in addition to the domestic voice and data iPhone plan acquired during iPhone activation, also enables international voice and data roaming, as well as international long distance dialing from the United States at standard rates.
Should customers exceed the 50MB bucket in the 29 countries where the plan applies, they will be charged $.005/KB, AT&T said. Outside those countries, consumers will be charged for their data usage by the kilobyte, at rates starting as low as $.010/KB.
AT&T is also offering a 20MB Data Global Plan for iPhone customers for $$25 a month. The 20MB bucket applies to usage within the same 29 countries, with overage rated at $.005/KB. Outside the 29 designated countries, the data usage rate is $.0195/KB.
AT&T advises international travelers to remember to check their wireless options as a part of their pre-trip planning process. Travelers can visit the carrier's international page to see whether service is available in the countries to which they are traveling.
Travelers can also visit AT&T's Travel Guide to determine whether their wireless device has the frequency and wireless technology needed at their travel destination.
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Responding to swelling discontent amongst customers who've been slapped with costly data usage bills for browsing the Web and checking email on their iPhones while outside the U.S., AT&T on Friday announced a pair of flat-rate international data plans starting at just $25 per month.
A new $60 Data Global Plan will offer iPhone users 50MB of data per month to browse the Web, check e-mail and access other information in more than 29 countries, including Canada, China, Mexico and in areas throughout Europe and Asia.
The plan, which must be purchased in addition to the domestic voice and data iPhone plan acquired during iPhone activation, also enables international voice and data roaming, as well as international long distance dialing from the United States at standard rates.
Should customers exceed the 50MB bucket in the 29 countries where the plan applies, they will be charged $.005/KB, AT&T said. Outside those countries, consumers will be charged for their data usage by the kilobyte, at rates starting as low as $.010/KB.
AT&T is also offering a 20MB Data Global Plan for iPhone customers for $$25 a month. The 20MB bucket applies to usage within the same 29 countries, with overage rated at $.005/KB. Outside the 29 designated countries, the data usage rate is $.0195/KB.
AT&T advises international travelers to remember to check their wireless options as a part of their pre-trip planning process. Travelers can visit the carrier's international page to see whether service is available in the countries to which they are traveling.
Travelers can also visit AT&T's Travel Guide to determine whether their wireless device has the frequency and wireless technology needed at their travel destination.
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umm, 50 and 20 megs seems like very little for a month, and your ussage will vary depending on the amount of images on the sites you visit. I can still see a significant bill or people fidgeting because they cant check the web, its like a drug.
This is welcome news.
Those international roaming charge horror stories were the most obvious source of public discontent with the iPhone.
...Wish I traveled enough to rack up roaming charges...
So you're saying its cheaper for me to roam data with American at&t in Canada than going with a Canadian Rogers plan? How does THAT work?
Also, I saw a Roger's TV spot yesterday that where the girl wanted "the 8 gig music phone!!!" for Christmas. Problem was, it was a Sony Ericsson.
sigh.....
FYI Rogers is absolute Shit:
Rogers Mobile Internet is your source for:
...
Pay-per-use at 5¢/KB when you browse the mobile Internet, e-mail and chat or save every month with a Mobile Internet Plan
Mobile Internet Plans
$5\t5 MB 3¢/KB
$10\t10 MB 3¢/KBto reiterate at&t
"$25 a month. The 20MB bucket applies to usage within the same 29 countries, with overage rated at $.005/KB" - or 1/2 a cent.
When in China, always just buy a SIM card to get the best local rates. They are waaaaaay cheaper.
These are still fairly ridiculous contracts and prices. >$1 for 1MB on a $25/$60 monthly plan (i.e., $300/$720 annual plan)?!
Especially when one might travel at most a few days once every couple of months!?
I am going back to my trusted old tri-band Nokia with a local SIM card for my travels abroad. The iPhone (Edge roaming turned-off) will be used for data access only in wifi settings, and as for voice, it will be just an emergency/back-up calling device.