Rogers to offer one week of roaming data with new Samsung subscriptions

Starting today and until July 31st, customers purchasing and activating a Samsung smartphone on any 2- or 3-yr Talk, Text & Internet plan with Rogers will get 350MB of U.S. roaming internet to use in a week.

With a week of roaming on for free  50MB of data per day,  customers should be able to do the following while in the US?

·         Browse 50 maps or

·         Browse 200 web pages or

·         Send 1,000 emails or

·         Send 5,000 Tweets or

·         Send 128 photos

Sweet deal if you're Samsung inclined. 

Mobilicity adds voice roaming and data to most plans without raising rates

Mobilicity’s top-of-the-line plan now comes with 60 free minutes of voice roaming and free phone protection while its new $45 plan includes unlimited data, and 30 minutes of free voice roaming. These are helpful features for users who travel overseas often and need just a few minutes to make calls while abroad. The new add ons are part of Mobilicity's move to be the most compelling new entrant in mobile market.

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Mobilicity: Our roaming rates cost a fraction of what Canadians spend with competitors

After racking up over 1,300 minutes in 13 days across 5,500 kilometers in five Canadian provinces and three US states, Mobilicity today released findings proving its North American roaming rates costs a fraction of what most Canadians typically spend on mobile phone calls when they travel.

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Game Changer: TELUS cuts roaming rates up to 60 per cent for its 7 million customers

TELUS is bucking the trend and rewarding its customers by cutting exorbitant roaming rates by up to 60 per cent. Canadians have long suffered stiff penalties for using their wireless devices across borders and in a show of good faith, TELUS is the first to try and rectify this situation. Hopefully other companies will follow suit.

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