Roam Mobility

After travelling in the US with Roam Mobility I can definitely say that their service is worth checking out. No matter how long you’ll be in the US or where you go while you’re there, you’ll be able to keep yourself connected without having to overpay for roaming packages from the “Big 3″ or coming home to a data roaming bill that exceeds the GDP of a small nation-state. It’s great to see a Canadian company take the initiative and come up with a solution with something for everyone, all at a very reasonable price. Do yourself a favour and check out Roam Mobility the next time you’re considering a trip to the US.

Read original review at iPhone In Canada Blog.

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Spent 2 weeks in US driving to Florida recently and the service worked well on my Samsung ACE. Unfortunately like many smartphones (eg. Iphone) the ACE does not support the AWS 1700 Mhz 3G band that the ROAM network uses (T-Mobile) so I was limited to much slower 2G Edge speeds. This worked well enough even for Google Maps but it will be nice when T-mobile gets its network upgraded further for a better browser experience. Online top-up worked well although the text based option didn't work for me and I had to make a 611 call to get it topped up. Voice service was good in most areas. Check T-mobile coverage maps online if you are going somewhere obscure as they don't have as complete a coverage as ATT or Verizon. Overall a good solution that's simple to use.

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This phone physically can be frustrating to figure out at first. However, when you do it is satisfactory for the job. My biggest complaint would be the format of the contact lists which does not allow you to transfer contacts from another phone and get all the information Bottom line though, is this is the best alternative if you spend some time in the US. The Canadian carriers are not interested in providing us with a viable US plan. I used my regular cell for 10 days in November and was billed approx. $270.00 with the best US plan my provider had. I have now been in the US for the past three months and Roam has cost me about $200.00 total. I did not get data, but the additional cost is pretty low. Until the US providers move into Canada and destroy our providers this is the best alternative. Some people buy throwaway phones with plans, but in discussions with them I think this is a better way to go.

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