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OK. So, on those ships that have contracted with AT&T, the roaming charge is US$2.49/minute, in addition to your basic plan's use charge (per call/minute). That's not too bad. Until you start totaling it up ...

Using US national averages for cell phone use (voice and text), you're looking at roaming charges of US$2077.07 per week for your typical cruise family (two adults and one teenager). And, that's in addition to whatever your provider normally charges for connect time.

Here's how I figured it -
Average call - 3 min 15 sec
Adults - 204 voice/month; 357 text/month
Teens - 231 voice/month;1,742 text/month

Sources -
ZD Net - http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=10337
The Columbus Dispatch - http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/10/02/more_texting.ART_ART_10-02-08_C8_VABG18P.html?sid=101

Conclusion -

As I said, You're on vacation. Put the cell phone away and enjoy the cruise ....

<blockquote data-quote="Calgon1" data-source="post: 1270953">OK. So, on those ships that have contracted with AT&amp;T, the roaming charge is US$2.49/minute, in addition to your basic plan's use charge (per call/minute). That's not too bad. Until you start totaling it up ...Using US national averages for cell phone use (voice and text), you're looking at roaming charges of US$2077.07 per week for your typical cruise family (two adults and one teenager). And, that's in addition to whatever your provider normally charges for connect time.Here's how I figured it -Average call - 3 min 15 secAdults - 204 voice/month; 357 text/monthTeens - 231 voice/month;1,742 text/monthSources -ZD Net - <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=10337" target="_blank">http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=10337</a>The Columbus Dispatch - <a href="http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/10/02/more_texting.ART_ART_10-02-08_C8_VABG18P.html?sid=101" target="_blank">http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/10/02/more_texting.ART_ART_10-02-08_C8_VABG18P.html?sid=101</a>Conclusion -As I said, You're on vacation. Put the cell phone away and enjoy the cruise ....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calgon1, post: 1270953"] OK. So, on those ships that have contracted with AT&T, the roaming charge is US$2.49/minute, in addition to your basic plan's use charge (per call/minute). That's not too bad. Until you start totaling it up ... Using US national averages for cell phone use (voice and text), you're looking at roaming charges of US$2077.07 per week for your typical cruise family (two adults and one teenager). And, that's in addition to whatever your provider normally charges for connect time. Here's how I figured it - Average call - 3 min 15 sec Adults - 204 voice/month; 357 text/month Teens - 231 voice/month;1,742 text/month Sources - ZD Net - [url]http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=10337[/url] The Columbus Dispatch - [url]http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/10/02/more_texting.ART_ART_10-02-08_C8_VABG18P.html?sid=101[/url] Conclusion - As I said, You're on vacation. Put the cell phone away and enjoy the cruise .... [/QUOTE]