Hands-on with Rogers $80 United States Talk, Text & Data Plan

Roaming charges are the result of a nasty oversight that could have been prevented.

They are often exorbitant fees that creep up like last months cold and, if not taken care of, can ruin what could have been an otherwise wonderful getaway.

You see many of us, in the rush of vacation preparation; forget to call our respective carriers to add that insurance policy.

We then proceed to scream to the high heavens when we use our devices as if we’re home and then proceed to receive a bill with charges that could likely equal the average mortgage payment.

I feel your pain.

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Roam Mobility's Snowbird Plans land in time for the Holidays

Roam Mobility is rolling out its Snowbird Plan which offers Canadians unlimited USA talk and text , free long distance calls back to Canada plus 1GB of data for $39.95 a month with a minimum of three month purchase. Check out the details here.

AT&T and Rogers to offer reciprocal roaming deal for subscribers

Lucky AT&T subcribers who come to Canada for business or pleasure will soon be able to get 4G-LTE data speed thanks to a new deal with Rogers. The release states that 42 per cent of AT&T's subscribers are using LTE-enabled devices.

AT&T customers can select from one of three Data Global Add-On packages that offer discounted rates in Canada and over 150 countries – 120MB for $30/mo; 300MB for $60/mo; and 800MB for $120/mo. What about Canadians going to the US? No cigar. Seems the deal isn't mutually exclusive, yet.

Source: AT&T

Update on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 4:29PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Ahh, it seems the deal is reciprocal. Meaning Rogers subscribers can feed off the AT&T LTE feast for the following prices -- 50 MB of data starts for $7.99/day, $24/150MB and $120/750MB. Rogers also has a one-month $80 plan that couples 500MB of data with 100 minutes and unlimited text.

Roam Mobility introduces new US voice and data roaming plans

Roam Mobility is making it even easier for Canadians visiting the US to maintain a phone or smartphone for voice, text and data while travelling. Released today are new plans that make sense. The new Data Only plan cuts pricing by 50 percent and triples data allowance on Talk+Text+Data plans in time for holiday travel season.

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