How To Avoid A $3000 International iPhone Data Bill
Oh happy day!!! I got my $1200 data bill reduced to $75 =) Yippeeeee!!! They changed my billing from the $5/month (no data included) international roaming plan to the $25/month one that includes 20MB of data transfer. (Overages are 0.005/KB.) Granted, I did have to sign up for an entire year.
My new monthly $100/month voice plan goes up by $45 (20 + 25) for data. For comparison, Blackberry’s must pay the same $25/month for data on top of their more expensive domestic data package.
OK, now I am loving AT&T. My total bill for the month including travel in Europe for 3 weeks with complete iPhone usage was $400. That is not appreciably higher than my normal bill.
Apple and AT&T need to highlight these charges so they do not get a whole bunch of bad press.
PS: Even when using WiFi to retrieve data the iPhone uses the cell phone network on occasion. This is totally unacceptable. Apple simply >>MUST< upgrade the iPhone so it has a “WiFi Only” option. They have a handy “Airplane” mode. They need a WiFi only mode as well. Until they do, I will bring along a paper clip and take out the SIM card when I do not want to be charged for data 😉