 | | | The Truth About Roaming Roaming means traveling outside a carrier's local area.
Roaming allows cell phone users the ability to move from one carrier�s coverage area to another, without interruption in service or dropped calls.
Wireless carriers have roaming agreements among each other, where if a caller travels outside their coverage area, the other carrier will provide the service and charge your carrier for the service. Your Cell Phone company will eventually bill you for the roaming charges they had to pay. This is why roaming charges are typically expensive.
Here's a comparison of roaming charges among all major carriers on their most common plans:
AT&T Wireless GSM America Local Plan: $0.69/min
AT&T Wireless GSM America National Plan: FREE
T-Mobile Get More Plan: $0.49/min
T-Mobile Get More Plan: $0.49/min
Cingular Region Plan: FREE
Cingular Nation Rollover Plan: FREE
Nextel: No roaming outside Nextel coverage
Verizon Wireless: $0.69/min
Sprint PCS: $0.50/min
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