MAXroam Goes v2, Adds Cheaper US Roaming and Data!
Pat Phelan, admist the hullabaloo of DEMO and TC50 lauched MAXroam v2. What’s new?
- USA Roaming rate now starting at 0.39 EUR a minute
- Data now available starting at 0.005 EUR per KB
- New, easier-to-use website
- Some other behind-the-scenes improvements.
Cool stuff. I’d like to see the U.S. roaming rates lower, but I understand why it’s not. It’s still better than what your local operator is likely to charge to roam here.
I was unable to find the data rate quoted anywhere on the official, public site, but I know Pat’s an upstanding fellow and that detail probably got overlooked. Meanwhile, it’s a victory for the little guy who has to use his mobile phone in foreign lands.
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Comment by spg
this not not meant to criticize maxroam but rather the cost of mobile data in general when not an unlimited bundle. if my calculation are right a single 4.5GB DVD download would cost 22,500 euros(about $35,000.00). there has got to be a better way.
Comment by PhoneBoy
No doubt that’s correct. Unfortunately, the carriers are only going to sell “unlimited” data packages to their own customers, not via wholesale. Roaming–particularly international roaming–is a cash cow for these carriers.