Help!!! We have 2 iphones both with Telus.
We want to use them in DL to check wait times (I have touring plans and the other wait app that escapes me right now...
duh) and to text as we are planning on splitting up with the kids as they sometimes have different things they want to do....ie no super scary stuff for DS. I was also hoping to take some pics to send to my folks with my phone so I don't have to wait till I get home to unload the memory cards.
We got an e-mail from Telus for some US roaming deal they have....$10 gets you 1MG of data, another $10 gets reduced calling for $0.50 a minute and yet another $10 get you reduced text rates of $0.30 per text. Yay...some deal!!! lol
We very most likely won't use the phones to call. Texting, yes but we will have to adjust and not send the one worders back and forth.....and have to drop the habit of sending "k" to sign off! That could get spendy!!
As for the data.....how much data will 1MG cover me? Will it be enough for the apps and perhaps e-mail? Could we get around the texting with instant e-mail? Is there wifi in DL?? I am lost!!!!
Anyone have any advice or experiences that could help me? I'd be forever grateful!
We have been on several road trips through the US and down to
Disneyland (3 in the last year alone) with my iphone. this is the Telus page that expains the "passes"
http://www.telusmobility.com/en/BC/US/TELUS-US-roaming-passes-4G.shtml
personally I always get the $40.unlimited texting which included picture messages (mms) then you can carry on as usual with that part.
I get a $20. pass for calling, so it works out to 25 cents a minute, I use it only when I have to.
There is only a $10 data pass which drops the price from $5. per MB
down to $1. per MB. I only get it so I can use it to access googlemaps if we get lost, do quick searches for hotels if we don't have one booked, check my bank account because I don't do that when I am using wifi in the hotels or mcdonalds or where ever. I use it
very little use the wifi in hotels etc for stuff like facebook, email etc. even at that, during our last 3 week road trip my data usage cost me $115. on top of the cost for the pass. I make sure to turn off data roaming, and only turn it on to use it because I have apps that like to access the internet, even the itunes app store checks to see if you have updates available for your apps without you asking it to.
so short answer is no, there is no way to be able to use the apps to check wait times etc. there without incurring a BIG bill.
My long distance roaming charge was only $12 for the whole time on top of the cost of the pass, I did use it a few times to call home, phone ahead to hotels to book them or check on a reservation etc.
The really need to do something about the extreme cost of Data!!!
Our daughter added the same passes to her phone, and phoned home every day, sometimes more than once talking a long time each time. She would make the effort to use the hotel phone to access the 1-800-646-0000 telus number to link into our house phone so she was using our long distance plan which is only 4 cents a minute to and from the US. her long distance roaming was $65. on top of her pass
Now about unlocking your phone.... I would really talk to someone at Telus about doing that. I will look into it for next trip, but my contract is up next month and I'm getting the new iphone 5 and I would never do anything to it to jeaporadise my warranty or anything like that. hope that all helps!
