{"id":109,"date":"2008-12-27T10:14:22","date_gmt":"2008-12-27T17:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamie.workingagenda.com\/blog\/?p=109"},"modified":"2018-10-22T12:30:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T16:30:48","slug":"t-mobile-rates-to-and-from-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jamie.workingagenda.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/27\/t-mobile-rates-to-and-from-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Mobile and calls to and from Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<abbr class=\"unapi-id\" title=\"\"><!-- &nbsp; --><\/abbr>\n<p>I have been using T-Mobile for some time, in part because of its early ability to use GSM networks in Europe and elsewhere.\u00a0 For whatever reason, T-Mobile is charging me roaming charges of $1.59 to $1.87 per minute when I receive calls in Europe, and that plus another dollar per minute if I call from Europe.<\/p>\n<p>My roaming for the WIFI hotspot service was billed at $.69 a minute in Switzerland &#8212; at a location that promised the roaming rate would be $.18 per minute.<\/p>\n<p>If I called Europe from the U.S., which I do a lot, I was being charged $.69 per minute.\u00a0 I had been told earlier I had a lower rate for Europe.\u00a0 Either T-Mobile never applied the lower rate, or I was switched to the high rate without notice.<\/p>\n<p>As a consequences of three calls to T-Mobile today, in theory, they are going to apply the lower international calling rates I was promised earlier ($.08 to landlines and $.25 to mobile phones), and find out why my voice roaming charges are 60 to 87 percent higher than promised.<\/p>\n<p>I canceled the T-Mobile hot spot service.\u00a0\u00a0 It is cheaper to use the Boingo International service, which is $39 per month, without any additional roaming charges.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<pre>ROAMING CHARGES\r\nDate \tDestination \tTime \tNumber \tCall Type \tMinutes \tAirtime \tToll \tTotal\r\nAustria (T-Mobile)\r\n11\/25\/08 \tInternational \t8:57 AM \t436645170810 \t\t1 \t0.92 \t- \t0.92\r\n11\/25\/08 \tInternational \t9:14 AM \t805-637-7249 \t(G) \t1 \t1.87 \t- \t1.87\r\n11\/25\/08 \tIncoming \t9:15 AM \tNBR Unavail \t\t1 \t0.92 \t0.99 \t1.91\r\n11\/25\/08 \tInternational \t4:12 PM \t805-637-7249 \t(G) \t1 \t1.87 \t- \t1.87\r\n11\/25\/08 \tInternational \t4:29 PM \t805-637-7249 \t(G) \t1 \t1.87 \t- \t1.87\r\n11\/25\/08 \tInternational \t5:12 PM \t436645170810 \t\t2 \t1.86 \t- \t1.86\r\n11\/25\/08 \tIncoming \t5:24 PM \t41227916727 \t\t2 \t1.86 \t1.98 \t3.84\r\n11\/25\/08 \tInternational \t10:29 PM \t571-331-6879 \t\t1 \t1.87 \t- \t1.87\r\n11\/25\/08 \tInternational \t10:35 PM \t805-637-7249 \t(G) \t1 \t1.87 \t- \t1.87\r\n11\/25\/08 \tIncoming \t10:56 PM \t571-331-6879 \t\t10 \t9.32 \t9.90 \t19.22\r\nSub Total \t21 \t24.23 \t12.87 \t37.10\r\nSwitzerland (Swisscom)\r\n11\/03\/08 \tInternational \t8:13 PM \t571-331-6879 \t\t1 \t1.59 \t- \t1.59\r\n11\/03\/08 \tInternational \t8:14 PM \t202-332-2670 \t\t33 \t53.03 \t- \t53.03\r\n11\/04\/08 \tInternational \t5:19 PM \t703-522-4380 \t\t13 \t20.88 \t- \t20.88\r\n11\/04\/08 \tInternational \t5:31 PM \t805-637-7249 \t(G) \t1 \t1.59 \t- \t1.59\r\n11\/04\/08 \tInternational \t8:56 PM \t805-637-7249 \t(G) \t2 \t3.20 \t- \t3.20\r\nSub Total \t50 \t80.29 \t- \t80.29\r\nSUBTOTAL \t71 \t104.52 \t12.87 \t117.39\r\n\r\nT-MOBILE HOTSPOT SERVICES\r\nFor T-Mobile HotSpot Customer Care, Please Call 1-877-822-7768\r\nDate \tDescription \tTotal\r\n11\/03\/08 \tSwisscom Mobile Hotspot - 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