using internet abroad

keithmaund

been reading on forum lots of problems with using internet on mobiles abroad.i used internet in hotels in america which had free wi-fi.i was told to turn off data roaming which i did and also turned off phone after when in safe.i wrote to orange explaining this and recieved a letter back saying i was liable for the cost of 55mb charged is £443.would be gratefull for any help in this matter and whether there is any other course of action i can take to get out of paying this bill.many thanks

MissKeith

My advice would be to spend five minutes looking on the front page, you'll find at least one other person who is having a similar experience to you.

madalice

MissKeith wrote: »

My advice would be to spend five minutes looking on the front page, you'll find at least one other person who is having a similar experience to you.

With one exception. The OP in this thread claims to have turned data roaming off. So what next?

DUTR

keithmaund wrote: »

been reading on forum lots of problems with using internet on mobiles abroad.i used internet in hotels in america which had free wi-fi.i was told to turn off data roaming which i did and also turned off phone after when in safe.i wrote to orange explaining this and recieved a letter back saying i was liable for the cost of 55mb charged is £443.would be gratefull for any help in this matter and whether there is any other course of action i can take to get out of paying this bill.many thanks

As per post #2,
55mb is no small hop of data, since the beginning of the month I have not used that on my phone (use data as I wish) I also have a mi fi dongle and hammering the usage with my ipod touch and netbook only used a small (less than 55mb total for all 3 devices since the beginning of the month) , I suppose if folk have smartphones and a susceptible to large bills for roaming then the solutions wouldbe to (a) take a none internet based handset with them on holiday (b) leave the phone at home, it seems for some taking the handset abroad is costing more trouble than it is worth and in fairness not essential , I suppose if NOBODY used their handsets abroad the price is more likely to drop than folk fighting against the ntetworks once they have recieved their bills.

MissKeith

madalice wrote: »

With one exception. The OP in this thread claims to have turned data roaming off. So what next?

Seems I fail at reading comprehension today. Doh! Hm this is a tricky one, I don't suppose you have an IPhone OP?

Radsteral

we went to spain mid august
my blackberry with me , and i had to answer almost all calls recieved, and i get quite a few in. i had to make calls too, and also had to check as fast as i could emails, ignoring the les important ones. having broken the keypad lock button sometimes i found my phone on my email page, which i think may consume data..not sure though

11 days there..when we came back i had bargained for about 200 and hope for less, but to my amazement only 17 quid..
i got my wife and baby to nandos to celebrate;)
no downloads, just email reads nd sends
im with 3, dont know how it may work for other networks
calls cheap , i knew 10 p to recieve, free to recieve text and 10 p to recieve

Guys_Dad

There is an invaluable app on Androids and, presumably, on Iphones. It is a Data Usage app that tells you how much wi-fi and how much Cell data you have used.

If you had this and used it, you would see if you were using wi-fi or cell. Better to notice a couple of Mb and switch off completely rather than find out when you return home.

mackemdave

11 days there..when we came back i had bargained for about 200 and hope for less, but to my amazement only 17 quid..
i got my wife and baby to nandos to celebrate;)
no downloads, just email reads nd sends
im with 3, dont know how it may work for other networks
calls cheap , i knew 10 p to recieve, free to recieve text and 10 p to recieve[/QUOTE]

I wouldnt celebrate just yet...I travel to Spain regularly and the charges can take upto 3 months to come through on bills