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From: brian@apt.bungi.com (Brian Litzinger)
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Subject: Cellular Daily Roaming Surcharge $4.00 per Day?
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Date: 30 Oct 90 05:13:09 GMT
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My cellular phone was parked in one spot for two days out of my
standard service area.  I made several calls each day, and I knew that
my phone was roaming.

I had heard about daily service charges of $2 per day in some areas.

I checked my roaming rate chart, and there was no daily roaming charge
in the area that I was in.

Well, the bill and apparently the truth has now arrived.  I don't so
much mind the $2.00 per day charge, but two $2.00 per day charges per
day?

I asked my celluar carrier about the $2.00 per day charge when my
chart said they were no per day charges in that area.  They responded
that I should have dialed *611 and gotten the information that was
accurate for the particular minute is was planning to dial during 8-).

Now what about the two $2.00 per day day charges?
In my bill they look like:

xxx-xxx-xxxx: ROAMER CALL: Sacramento, CA:  MCCAW CELLUALR COMM

  PLACE & NUMBER       DATE  TIME              OTHER   TAX  TOTAL
DAILY CHRG 001-29 -  Jul 29 12:00A              2.00   .02   2.02
 ...

xxx-xxx-xxxx: ROAMER CALL: Stockton, CA:  MCCAW CELLUALR COMM

  PLACE & NUMBER       DATE  TIME              OTHER   TAX  TOTAL
DAILY CHRG 002-33 -  Jul 29 12:00A              2.00   .02   2.02
 ...

My phone didn't budge an inch during that day. Also, about
half the calls I placed and was billed for failed to go through.

So what is the deal? Do I pay?

I can't wait till they have about 40 different services in the same
area so my roaming charge will be $80 a day! 8-)

<>  Brian Litzinger @ APT Technology Inc., San Jose, CA
<>  brian@apt.bungi.com      {apple,sun,pyramid}!daver!apt!brian
<>  Disclaimer: Above are my opinions and probably wrong.