[Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfb-announce] Fwd: international roaming charges--Detroitconvention

[Rick brown]

Yes!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Davis" <kdavisnfbf at cfl.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Listserv'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfb-announce] Fwd: international roaming 
charges--Detroitconvention


> It will be so good to see you, Rick! Will Laurel be with you? I sure hope
> so. Seems like ages since I last saw you guys.
>
> Love,
>
> Kathy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Rick brown
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:53 PM
> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfb-announce] Fwd: international roaming 
> charges
> --Detroitconvention
>
> I just got off the phone with my wireless service Verizon. I inquired 
> about
> Detroit and the roaming charges. What I was told is that when I get there, 
> I
> need to update my roaming charges by pressing *228, and then press 2 to
> update my service with the Verizon towers. They also wrote in my account
> that I will not be in Canada during that time. If there are any charges,
> they will take those charges off my bill. You might want to call your
> carrier to find out what you need to do for your phone. See everyone in
> Detroit.
> Rick & Laurel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: <NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com>; "NFB of Florida Listserv"
> <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:56 AM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfb-announce] Fwd: international roaming charges
> --Detroitconvention
>
>
> Those of us going to convention need to pay close attention to the
> following:
>
> Sherri
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Corbb O'Connor" <corbbo at gmail.com>
> To: <nfbv-announce at nfbnet.org>; "Virginia Association of Blind Students
> list" <vabs at nfbnet.org>; <nfb-announce at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:31 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-announce] Fwd: international roaming charges --
> Detroitconvention
>
>
> FYI on cell phones at the National Convention!
>
> Corbb
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: "Rovig, Lorraine" <LRovig at nfb.org>
> Date: June 15, 2009 2:21:43 PM EDT
> Subject: FW: international roaming charges -- Detroit convention
>
> Dear Students,
>
> Please note the useful advice from the NFB's IT department below.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Lorraine Rovig
> Assistant to Mr. Anil Lewis, Chairperson, NFB Scholarship Committee
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> Office:  (410) 659-9314, x2415
> Email:  scholarships at nfb.org
>
> From: NFB IT DEPT.
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:17 PM
> To: NCB Staff
> Subject: international roaming
>
> For those of you travelling to convention, you'll notice that just a
> couple hundred yards across the Detroit River is Canada, our neighbor
> to the north (or in this unusual case, our neighbor to the south).
> Though you will need a passport to cross the border, your cell phone
> doesn't.  Depending where you are in the hotel, your cell phone (or
> data card) may give up on a weak signal from your carrier and switch
> to the Rogers Communications cell signal from Canada.  This
> constitutes international roaming and can be very expensive.  Unless
> you have a contract that includes it, you might consider contacting
> your provider to disable international roaming, if only for the first
> couple of weeks of July.  I found AT&T to be very helpful in providing
> assistance with my request.  To make it a bit easier for those
> interested, here are contact numbers for the various carriers:
>
> AT&T : 611 or 800-331-0500
> Sprint : *2, press Talk or 888-211-4727
> T-Mobile : 800-937-8997
> Verizon : *611 or 800-922-0204
> Virgin Mobile : 888-322-1122
>
> Here's to no cell phone bill suprises, eh?  If you supervise anyone
> without e-mail, please advise any of those attending convention.
>
> Regards,
> John
>
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