Comments on: Bell Turning on GSM This Month – Telus Due for October http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/bell-turning-on-gsm-this-month-telus-due-for-october/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:51:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/bell-turning-on-gsm-this-month-telus-due-for-october/#comment-31014 Steve Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:57:19 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/bell-turning-on-gsm-this-month-telus-due-for-october/#comment-31014 Hate to be the one to burst your "bubble", but you don't actually make any money for the local carriers when you roam. The carriers don't do charge backs between them (the system to monitor it would cost more than the delta of $ changing hands). So, yes, the startling truth is that those massive data roaming charges you pay are straight gravy for all of the carriers. So, hate them all - this is a universal practice amongst them. Hate to be the one to burst your “bubble”, but you don’t actually make any money for the local carriers when you roam. The carriers don’t do charge backs between them (the system to monitor it would cost more than the delta of $ changing hands). So, yes, the startling truth is that those massive data roaming charges you pay are straight gravy for all of the carriers.

So, hate them all – this is a universal practice amongst them.

]]> By: brill http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/bell-turning-on-gsm-this-month-telus-due-for-october/#comment-30534 brill Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:54:51 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/bell-turning-on-gsm-this-month-telus-due-for-october/#comment-30534 Your right to hate Rogers, they are a money sucking bunch of wankers. Absolutely terrible service in every capacity. I hope Bell will force them to put their contracts in perspective but they're all out to screw the little guy. I envy US carriers, at least they try to be fair to their customers as opposed to Canada where your wallet gets drained. Your right to hate Rogers, they are a money sucking bunch of wankers. Absolutely terrible service in every capacity. I hope Bell will force them to put their contracts in perspective but they’re all out to screw the little guy. I envy US carriers, at least they try to be fair to their customers as opposed to Canada where your wallet gets drained.

]]> By: Nikolaus Walch http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/bell-turning-on-gsm-this-month-telus-due-for-october/#comment-30532 Nikolaus Walch Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:13:35 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/bell-turning-on-gsm-this-month-telus-due-for-october/#comment-30532 Wow! As a T-Mo user in the US, when I go home to Canada I keep my 8900 off because I HATE Rogers, and don't want to give them a penny. When I am around wifi (family and friend's houses) my 8900 is on T-Mobile again, woo hoo! If Bell and Telus turn on GSM, then I'll consider roaming on one of their networks, hopefully Telus'! Dream: Telus and T-Mo play nice to partner up and allow me to switch from one network to the other painlessly and without charges. Could be? Could be? Wow! As a T-Mo user in the US, when I go home to Canada I keep my 8900 off because I HATE Rogers, and don’t want to give them a penny. When I am around wifi (family and friend’s houses) my 8900 is on T-Mobile again, woo hoo! If Bell and Telus turn on GSM, then I’ll consider roaming on one of their networks, hopefully Telus’!

Dream: Telus and T-Mo play nice to partner up and allow me to switch from one network to the other painlessly and without charges. Could be? Could be?

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