Re: [apple-iphone] imessages

Hi Sandy,

Even if you are out of the country, you can get a dialing plan without any monthly charges. They offer a $ 0 monthly plan or an AT&T world Traveler for about $6. The rates are based on the specific countries you are in and you can look them up before you go.

For most Western European countries and the major developed Asian countries - Singapore, Australia, etc. I believe the rate with the AT&T World Traveler is $0.99 per minute or $1.30 for the standard plan.

Which one you sign up for depends on how much you plan on talking. The other thing to note is that these plans can be turned on and off on-line so if you only need 3 days worth of coverage, you can sign up for the plan before you leave and then delete the plan when you get back.

Obviously if you need to call a lot it usually works out better to get another phone in the country you go to.

Regards,

Jay

On Feb 8, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Sandy Foster wrote:

>> You should be able to call overseas simply on AT&T. Yes, they require you to sign up for an international plan but that is really a fraud protection precaution. The basic international calling plan has no monthly charges and you pay normal per minute charges. They have set it up that way because most people don't call overseas and over a decade ago when intl rates were really expensive that was where most fraud occurred when phones were stolen.
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> That's not the experience I had. I had to pay for the international plan, plus extra for the minutes. For just three days of service, plus two phone calls (a family emergency while I was out of the country), I paid an extra $25 last summer.
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> Sandy

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