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You are not free to roam…

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

I recently bit the bullet and bought the BlackBerry Bold I’d coveted for so long.  One of the primary drivers was that I’m due to spend a fair bit of time in Japan this year, and I wanted a phone that I could use over there.  My first trip is fast approaching (next week), and as part of my preparations, I thought I’d check the details of my ‘phone plan.  Sadly, it appears that although my ‘phone will technically work in Japan, actually using it there is a whole ‘nother ball game.
To start with, AT&T list the international roaming charges in Japan as […]

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AT&T Suck Ass

Friday, October 10th, 2008

A while back, I decided I wanted to upgrade to a BlackBerry.  I prefer to communicate in writing rather than on the ‘phone, but find that I don’t communicate as much as I should because I can’t be arsed to get off the sofa and walk upstairs to my study and log on to my PC every time I need to fire off an e-mail.  I reasoned that if I could check/send emails from the comfort of my armchair there was more chance of me doing it. Plus, I now get proofreading work assignments via email and I like to […]

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