As I was driving along the Mexican border between Phoenix and San Diego yesterday, I received this text message from AT&T, which I assume thought I was already on the other side of the border. The text message was sent to alert me of the prices abroad.
Almost a dollar per minute for phone calls! $20 per MB? Really? That sure is going to be some expensive emails…
The moral of this story, if any, is that you should always be careful what you do with your iPhone when traveling oversea, especially with data which can run in the background and get you bad surprises at the end of your trip.
If you’re going to use your iPhone abroad, I suggest you check out these tips for traveling overseas with an iPhone.