<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CanuckFlyer:
Fredd, this list may not be completely exhaustive (it doesn't indicate any places in Colorado for instance), but Rogers does indicate areas in the US where calls cost $4 per minute:
http://www.shoprogers.com/store/wire...s.asp#coverage
(Click on "View the areas that are excluded" about halfway down the page.) Unfortunately, that page does not acknowledge the incoming phone call problem you experienced, but perhaps it can help you be better prepared to avoid the excessive outgoing call charges.
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Canuck Flyer - thanks to you and others for your comments and suggestions. I did check the map you mention on the Rogers website, but oddly enough it shows the town in which we are located as being covered, as it has been for the preceding three years.
The first Rogers rep I made contact with by phone was unaware of the current lack of a local agreement - it took a second call after she tried to "fix" my phone from Montreal for another rep to tell me that the first rep had missed a note in their file.
I also have been told that local (i.e. US domestic) AT & T customers do receive cellular service in this town of 15-20,000 people, so the "AT & T" part of the Rogers name now strikes me as odd and a little misleading, since I am paying "Rogers AT & T" for a plan that includes US coverage.
The "local carrier" is Verizon -
http://www22.verizon.com - hardly a small town outfit.
I do realize the technology is still evolving,and will probably change more drastically as GSM becomes the North American standard, so I'm trying not to whine. What I did learn today is that a "Partner" message on the cell phone's screen does not necessarily mean that the phone will receive incoming calls.
Cheers,
Fredd