The plan gives iPhone users 50 Mbytes of data
per month to browse the Web, check e-mail, and access other information in 29 countries, including Canada, China, Mexico, and areas throughout Europe and Asia. The new Data Global Plan is available for $60 a month, which is in addition to the domestic voice and data plan iPhone users buy initially to activate the phone. AT&T is the exclusive service provider for the iPhone.The international plan cannot be bought separately, and has to be an add-on to the domestic plan. Customers who exceed the 50 Mbye maximum will pay an additional $0.005 per Kbyte in those countries covered by the plan. In other areas, subscribers will pay double the amount, or $0.010/Kbyte.
For iPhone subscribers who can get by with a smaller data plan, AT&T is offering 20 Mbytes for $25 a month. The same rate applies for exceeding the amount in designated countries. Outside those areas, the data usage rate jumps to $0.0195/Kbyte.
AT&T has a Website that lists the countries where service is available.
Expensive roaming charges were the impetus behind a class-action lawsuit filed in New York in August. Herbert Kliegerman filed his suit in state court after he received a $2,000 bill due to data roaming charges incurred while in Mexico for a week.
The suit claims Apple misled consumers about potential roaming charges, and wants the court to order Apple to disclose codes to unlock the phone upon request.
via informationweek
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