Table of Contents
Advertisement
Long distance & roaming
Understanding long distance and roaming – wireless style
Long distance explained
Calls made and received on the Rogers wireless
network are defined as local or long distance based on
local calling areas. Long distance calls incur both airtime
and long distance charges. For international calls,
airtime and international long distance charges apply.
ReCeiViNG CAlls
Your Incoming Local Calling Area (ILCA)
Your ILCA is based on the geographical location
associated with your wireless number. All calls
that you receive while you're in your ILCA are
local. All calls received while you're outside your
ILCA are long distance.
Note: When using Call Forwarding, long distance and airtime charges apply when the number you
forward calls to is outside the geographical location associated with your wireless number.
exAMPles
You have a
You have a Toronto
Toronto wireless
wireless number and are
number and are
in Vancouver. (Your ILCA
in Toronto.
doesn't change and is
A friend calls you
still Toronto). A friend
– it doesn't mat-
calls you – it doesn't
ter from where,
matter from where, it's
it's a local call.
a long distance call.
AiRtiMe
loNG
distANCe
For more information, visit rogers.com/longdistance
What is roaming, anyway?
"Roaming" means you're outside of Canada, off the
Rogers network, and using your phone while connected
to a partner wireless network. Voice and data roaming
charges vary according to country/region.
For rates and information, visit rogers.com/roaming
Long distance & roaming
10
Use the Long Distance
Lookup Tool in the
My Account app to see
if a call will incur long
distance charges.
MAkiNG CAlls
Your Outgoing Local Calling Area (OLCA)
Your OLCA is determined by your physical location.
If you dial a number that is local to your physical
location, then it's a local call. If you dial a number
that is long distance to your physical location, then
it's a long distance call.
You have a Toronto
You have a
wireless number
Toronto number
and have travelled
and forward
to Vancouver. Your
your phone to an
OLCA is now Van-
Ottawa number.
couver and you call a
Any call you
Vancouver number.
receive will be
It's a local call.
long distance.
Tip
Get a travel
pack to save
before you
travel.
Data 101
Understanding wireless data services
What can
I do with
wireless data?
With wireless data you can browse
the internet, send and receive emails
and instant messages, view and edit
attachments, upload pictures, stream
videos, challenge others in an online
game, use mobile applications such
as Google Maps and Facebook, and
much more. Monthly, weekly or
daily data plans are available.
How is wireless data
billed & calculated?
While voice plans are measured by the amount of
minutes you are connected (such as an allowance of 500
minutes per month), data plans are billed according to
the volume of data sent/received, and is measured and
presented in kilobytes on your invoice. You will also
see data allocations in data plans stated in kilobytes,
megabytes and gigabytes. No data roaming charges
apply within Canada (except Dryden, Ont. and N.W.T.).
Data roaming charges do apply when using data off the
Rogers network (in the U.S. or overseas, for example).
1,024KB
=1MB
1,024MB
=1GB
Data 101
For more information, visit
11
wANt to tRy tHe
MoBile iNteRNet?
A Data Day Pass or Data Week Pass
is perfect if you want to try out the
mobile internet or if you only browse
once in a while. With a Data Pass,
you get access to data services such
as email, IM, browsing and web-
based apps
*
for the time period you
selected. Don't worry – you'll be
offered a Data Pass before you use
any data that can generate charges
on your bill (or when your current
Data Pass is used up or expired).
*Data services available with a Data Pass vary by device.
Use My Account
to find out how
much data you've
used this month.
Data usage on your invoice is stated in KB. Move
the decimal 3 spaces to the left to convert into MB
and then another 3 spaces to the left to convert
into GB (e.g., 3,500,000 KB is approximately equal
to 3,500 MB or 3.5 GB).
rogers.com/urstartup
Advertisement
Table of Contents
