Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Zombie allusions: They just keep on coming-roaming overseas

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-money-20130428,0,2853399.story


Overseas smartphone fees can be a horror story

You may think you've turned off data roaming, but the feature can take on a life of its own when traveling internationally — and the bill can be a nightmare.


April 28, 2013

You know the zombies that pop back to life even after you stab them with a pitchfork? It's the same with smartphones.
That's the bitter lesson I learned after returning home from Greenland and getting a $1,106 bill from Sprint for international data roaming, even though data roaming on my iPhone 4S was turned off.
How could this zombie data usage happen? And how can I find out if it's happening?
Smartphones are the undead of phones. They keep looking for a way to connect to data, even when you don't want them to. Even when you think data service is turned off.
The formula is: smartphone + international travel = watch out.

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