Re: [78attendees] Lessons we can take from the Internet connectivity fiasco in Maastricht...

Scott Brim <scott.brim@gmail.com> Thu, 29 July 2010 08:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: [78attendees] Lessons we can take from the Internet connectivity fiasco in Maastricht...
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On 07/29/2010 10:09 GMT+02:00, Ben Campbell wrote:
> The US carriers tend towards very high data roaming charges. You can
> easily rack up charges in the multiple hundreds of euros range.

Not just USA.  A German visiting California for a week received a bill 
of €2500 when he got home.