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Meteor Roaming in the US

  • 05-08-2007 11:29am
    #1
    storka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭


    Hi sorry if this has been posted before but i'm heading to NY in a week and was wondering about roaming. I know with Meteor you are supposed to ring them and they activate roaming but you have to pay €60 which I have done a load of times for roaming before. Does anyone know if you don't do this will you still be able to pick up network when you get there?
    Also which is the best network to use?

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    If I recall correctly it's Cingular/AT&T and T-Mobile - in NY coverage is pretty much the same with either.

    You shouldn't have to pay another deposit, but you should ring them just t0 check it's ok.


  • #3
    7.Ronaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭7.Ronaldo


    If its a PAYG account then you normally need to top up by 60.00 and register a credit card before travelling but theirs certain countries that are exempt from this.

    Its called CAMEL roaming which means you dont have to do anything. Just take your phone with you and it will pick up coverage as soon as you get there. Meteor have CAMEL roaming agreements with the major countries in Europe and in America so you should be fine.


  • #4
    storka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭storka


    Decided to mail Meteor just to check and got quite a informative reply!

    In the USA Meteor has a roaming agreement with two networks: Cingular and T-mobile. As there is no restriction on your account you can select either of the two. T-mobile is the cheaper of the two; calls to Ireland will cost €1.16 per minute. With Cingular calls will cost €1.99 per minute. Texts will cost 39c to send and are free to receive. Please remember that you pay for in-coming calls if answered. If the call is diverted to your voicemail you will also be charged so you may want to cancel all diverts by keying in ##002#.


  • #5
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    haha aint they cheap roaming in us!


  • #6
    HiredGun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭HiredGun


    It is still not clear whether either T-Mobile US or Cingular/ATT is a CAMEL network. I guess the American networks aren't CAMEL enabled. As said before CAMEL is the technology that allows the foreign network to check with your home network if you still have credit, and deduct credit in real time. Therefore, when roaming on a CAMEL network you don't need to top up with 60 euro and register your credit card.

    I am off to the US as well. Paying 59ct per minute with O2.


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