hidden Verizon charges

[vitomins]

that because you were out of the usa silly lol

Well the kid asked about any kind of roaming...it is pretty hard to enter roaming while you are in the US...Verizon is everywhere.

I apologize for wasting space if everyone already knew this...

[zero7starz]

There is no roaming within the US. Once you go across US borders, there is an international charge. There are plans for that, however... otherwise there should no be any other kind of geographical fees that would go along with you anywhere inside the US.

[wyzzerdd]

she wasnt real clear about international charges but she made it sound like there wouldnt be any fee for data outside the US

[cuskit]

There is no roaming within the US. Once you go across US borders, there is an international charge. There are plans for that, however... otherwise there should no be any other kind of geographical fees that would go along with you anywhere inside the US.

I asked the question because I'm old enough to remember (yea - 10 years ago) when there were MANY spots in the USA that were "roaming" areas! Right here in Jersey we had two sections within 10 miles of me. I just wanted to clarify that times have changed...

By the way - Hawaii is not roaming for VZW. But British Virgin Islands is. Don't ask me how I know! mike

[makitso]

Well, spent 2 days in Montreal on Roam and picked up a $70 data bill.

[vitomins]

she wasnt real clear about international charges but she made it sound like there wouldnt be any fee for data outside the US

Well as you can see from my bill, there is definitely data charges outside the US...

[Jonny Kansas]

I had this question too. This is the second thread that I've seen someone say they spoke with VZW and were told that there's no data roaming involved. The other poster had a copy of an e-mail that they received.

I was worried about this too, because while using navigation, I got the notification that data roaming was disabled and the warning that turning it on might cause me to incur additional fees, so I left it off, but the nav can't retrieve fresh data and/or reroute when that's enabled and you're "roaming," so I guess I won't worry about it now unless I get a bill after taking a roadtrip...

[Bob Dammit]

that because you were out of the usa silly lol

Well the kid asked about any kind of roaming...it is pretty hard to enter roaming while you are in the US...Verizon is everywhere.

I apologize for wasting space if everyone already knew this...

If you are close to the border, you can incur roaming data charges. I regularly am in Buffalo, Grand Island, and Niagara Falls (NY), and have gotten popped with "International Roaming" charges. Granted mine were under $1, but I can see it happening.

[Vulcan1600]

www.vzw.com/international - it will tell you what the roaming rates are and if there are data available in those countries. You can data roam anywhere in the U.S. if available, whether 3G or 1X. The slower roaming the rep was referring to was the 1X data. Outside of the U.S. be prepared for roaming charges.

[Jonny Kansas]

If you are close to the border, you can incur roaming data charges. I regularly am in Buffalo, Grand Island, and Niagara Falls (NY), and have gotten popped with "International Roaming" charges. Granted mine were under $1, but I can see it happening.

Good to know...I'm up by the Great Lakes (Lake Michigan to be exact)!