T&T: BC Data rates

[Steven Dubnoff]

It is time again for me to figure out how I will check my email while 
cruising (no email, no cruising!), and the big news this summer is 
that Verizon is now roaming freely for data on Telus in British 
Columbia.  That means that if you have a Treo or similar phone, you 
can connect at Verizon's roaming rates which are surprisingly modest 
($2.05 a MB).  This is one third of what Telus charges its own 
customers to roam to the US and considerably less than what they 
charge for their own customers in BC (except in their highest and 
most expensive tier of data use.  See http://tinyurl.com/ysphv4

For an interesting take on the outrageously high cost of data in 
Canada see: http://tinyurl.com/324qd4

No Canadian carrier, to my knowledge has unlimited data usage, and 
nothing compares to the fifteen bucks a month I pay for unlimited 
data on T-Mobile.  Anyway, since Telus wins the coverage wars, the 
best bet is a data-capable verizon phone.

Best,

Steve




Steve Dubnoff
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www.mvnereid.com
sdubnoff@circlesys.com