Well, I suppose an idiot could sue on that basis. But, VZW is very clear about roaming, so anyone who can read simple English has been informed:
Every phone sold by Verizon includes an indication when it is roaming. The Droid (and, I suspect, other smartphones) provides a setting to prevent data connections when roaming. Additionally, anyone with at least the intelligence of an elementary school student would know that their "Nationwide" plan doesn't include service outside the US.
VZW is also clear about Cruise Ship Coverage -
It makes perfect sense that cruise ship rates would be considerably higher than most other roaming rates. When VZW enters into a roaming agreement with another provider which has customers, then the roaming provides an advantage to both operators, since both sets of customers are getting extended capabilities. Cruise ship operators, however, don't have cellular customers, so VZW isn't providing any reciprocity. The cruise ships are doing it, and paying for their investment, based solely on what they charge outside customers who chose to roam on their system. Those customers aren't incremental revenue for the cell system, they're the only revenue. Perhaps someone should sue the cruise lines for not including cellular service in their "all inclusive" fares?:icon_rolleyes:
If someone has "nationwide" coverage, yet choses to take their phone outside their coverage area, choses to leave it on, choses to ignore the "Roaming" indication on the phone, choses to avoid making any one of multiple settings which prevent roaming charges, and choses to ignore the contractual warning and published rates, they're responsible for the charges they incur. Any attempt to avoid that is just reprobative.
