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I have recently travelled overseas with my BB Bold. I turned off wifi and email synching. I did not use the internet while away. I only used the phone for phone calls and text messaging yet I have a bill for constant (every few minutes and sometimes more frequently) connecting to the OS networks. On the bill it says that this is "calls made OS - data". For the number dialled it says either "blackberry.net" or "telstra.wap". (Telstra is our domestic provider). Does anyone understand what this is? I am waiting for a response from my provider. I rang Telstra before leaving to ensure that I would not have any unexpected bills and to make sure that I had taken all precautions, but clearly did not receive all the advice I should have. Phones are so complicated now, that most people (myself included) do not understand how they work and I have no idea why this has occurred. Any advice greatly appreciated.
BlackBerry forum: International roaming charge for the Blackberry Bold
by: sebgrb July 24, 2011 4:10 PM PDT
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While I do understand it, it does not matter.
by R. Proffitt 
- 7/25/11 2:15 PM
In Reply to: International roaming charge for the Blackberry Bold by sebgrb
You have to dispute it with all parties and consider alternatives when traveling. I use a sim card that I pick up at the site or location or do without. International roaming is costly and it's a shame they don't have a way for you to block what what you don't want and allow what you do want.
That's a good question. Why is it up to you at all?
Bob
International Roaming
by sebgrb - 7/27/11 3:44 PM
In Reply to: While I do understand it, it does not matter. by R. Proffitt
Hi Bob,
Thanks for your reply. Telstra have kindly taken the roaming charges off my account. They said that my handset was still trying to connect to the server to synch, but it was turned off at the server end so it kept on trying. It is silly that we now have such smart phones that we don't dare use them overseas. We have to use different phones, swap sim cards or buy extra data packets. It is crazy.
The M5.
by R. Proffitt - 7/27/11 4:43 PM
In Reply to: International Roaming by sebgrb
That's a problem with these new things. No off switch.
Nod to the M5 at:
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=m5+computer&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&tbm=isch&prmd=ivns&tbnid=EQ2URlEVbKK5_M:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Computer&docid=a_BMtItlONyV_M&w=260&h=195&ei=P6IwTtSGKcPjiAKtmPW7Bg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=358&page=1&tbnh=135&tbnw=180&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=68&ty=79&biw=1366&bih=589
international roaming
by sebgrb - 7/27/11 7:12 PM
In Reply to: The M5. by R. Proffitt
A fellow trekkie. Next Generation is my preferred.
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