tgreg said:
$3/MB - wow, that could sure add up
Sure can. Beats the old rate of $8/MB though. And it's better than Rogers which is a little over $6/MB. On a BlackBerry it's not all that bad, as they are really good at compressing data. Anything else, I'd exercise extreme caution if you plan on using data. Also TELUS offers a 30 day US data pass for $10 which drops your roaming rate down to $1/MB. If you plan on using more than 5MB you'll want to get the pass.
Hilman]Whenever I go to the US, I buy an unlimited US texting add-on for $20 and it is good for a month (only on TELUS), this is only needed if you have a newer phone using the 3G/HSPA network, texts using these phones will cost $0.60 each when in the US.
Very good point. To clarify a couple of things though:
-The $20 US text pass only makes your texting free if you already have a Canadian text bundle. Without one you'd pay $0.15 per text sent or received.
-The $0.60 per text rate is reduced by $0.15 to $0.45 if you have a Canadian text bundle.
-The point you made about it only being applicable on HSPA is correct for the time being, but TELUS has recently announced that they will start charging for CDMA texts outside of Canada in the near future, just like on HSPA today. This has been a great loophole for many years. I used to text for free on CDMA in the US as well as Mexico.
Also keep in mind that TELUS is the only one that charges for incoming SMS when you're out of Canada. The rest only charge for outgoing.