This page is to collect various hints for people travelling to Denver for FOSS4G 2011.

Cell Phone Roaming

Prepaid SIM Cards

For those with unlocked cell phones looking for a prepaid SIM card:

AT&T has a few very interesting options, either 2$/day for unlimited voice and text, or 0.10$/minute. See http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/pyg-cell-phone-plans.jsp

Rogers:
- http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=NEW_GCT&_nfls=true&setLanguage=en&sub_template=travelwithyourphone&template=add-ons
Bell:
- Voice:
  - Regular roaming charges for Bell customers roaming in US are 1.45$+tax per minute
  - There are voice roaming packages that can be added to your account for a single month to get lower roaming charges (15$ for 15 minutes voice + 1$/minute extra, 30$ for 50 min. voice + 0.60$ extra) See http://www.bell.ca/shopping/Travel-USA-bundles/RMUSA.details
- SMS:
  - By default without a SMS package, you get charges of 0.75$ per outgoing SMS and 0.20$ per incoming SMS while roaming
  - If you have a SMS package with free incoming SMS in your local (canadian) package then incoming SMS from Canada are also free (but outgoing SMS are 0.75$ a pop) while roaming
  - Bell offers a US roaming SMS package (not listed online) at 5$/month that offers 100 outgoing SMS (outgoing to Canada and US) and unlimited incoming SMS while roaming in the US. Outgoing SMS to e.g. Europe are charged at 0.25$/message under this package. Either call or use the "Chat with a rep" option on Bell's site
- Data:
  - No affordable option. Turn data off! ;-)