VMN (Voicemail Notification) SMS messages are only sent FROM the network TO the device, not the other way around... So by your argument, he shouldn't been charged.
While I don't know what these messages are, I do know that I generally get charged both for incoming and outgoing SMS messages when I am roaming overseas. The amount for each depends on the carrier I roam on. And when I travel, I always use my Blackberry Int'l Roaming Plan in addition to the unlimited SMS/MMS message plan I have. Since you have a Blackberry, did you set up any BB push messages? Push messages (also known as WAP Push messages) are also delivered using SMS, and they may come from a number that you don't recognize. These are the ones you can configure for free from the BB homepage, for weather, etc. --Ramon On 1/2/07, Matthew Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The CSR is correct message while roaming internationally INCOMING > messages > do come out of your bucket but outgoing are $0.35 each. So if you were > charged $0.35, 5 times then 5 messages were sent from your phone. Perhaps > you had 5 voicemails? Voicemail notifications are actually specially > formatted SMS, both in and out. > > Matthew Stevens > > AIM: KrazyKritterKK Y!: KrazyKritter > Mobile AIM: KKpcs Y!: KKMPhone > The Stevens' http://the-stevens.us > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <CornCob1%40WriteMe.Com>] > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:11 PM > To: [email protected] <T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [T-Mobile-US] International Roaming > > Well, I was finally able to view my billing detail, and I wasn't charged > roaming for any incoming calls. Looks like the call forwarding worked as I > expected it to. > > I was however charged for 5 text messages at $0.35 each sent to > "206-313-0004 Washington,us" which are classified on the bill summary as > "Txt Msg Sent Roaming." I was a little disappointed by this as (although I > didn't really believe her) the customer service rep I spoke with before I > left told me that since I have a messaging plan on my account, text > messages > would be deducted from my message bucket and I wouldn't pay any roaming > fees > for them. I'm going to try contesting it when I get back, and hopefully > she > properly documented the misinformation in the notes on my account. > > I remember a previous thread regarding "phantom" messages to the message > center number, but I don't remember hearing of a resolution. I was > wondering if anyone knew what I could expect if I called customer service > on > it. I would look in my message log to see if I could associate the time > and > date of the charge to the message center number with a legitimate text > message I sent while roaming, but alas, my Blackberry's fried. (I'll save > that for another thread though.) > > ~Craig > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > [email protected] <T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com>] On > Behalf Of Craig Miller > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 5:41 PM > To: [email protected] <T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [T-Mobile-US] Prepaid roaming > > Honestly, I'm not 100% sure. My understanding is that as long as the > network > knows to go straight to voicemail, the call won't come looking for me > here. > And thus, I shouldn't be charged anything. I called tmo before I left and > they said that if I let A call ring through here and go to voicemail, I > would be charged 1 min of roaming for the call coming to find me here. My > bill cycle just ended, but it's not yet available for viewing. I will > check > in a couple days and let you know. > > ~Craig > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Ramon Kolb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <ramonkolb%40gmail.com>> > Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:57:16 > To:[email protected] <T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [T-Mobile-US] Prepaid roaming > > Does setting your phone to Call Forward Unconditional to voicemail > actually > get rid of the roaming charges? In that case, I'm interested... I am going > to Peru in January, and I want to get my email, etc. on my Blackberry but > not pay for any phone calls. I'll take another phone with me to make local > calls using a local SIM. > > Are you sure that TMO won't charge you for any of the forwarded calls? > Did you switch CFU on before you left the States or after you arrived in > Jamaica? (Shouldn't matter-- you anyways will be tagged "roaming" > by the local VLR and by your home HLR, otherwise they can't figure out how > to route your internet traffic to you...) > > Thanks for the clarification.... > > --Ramon > > On 12/26/06, Craig Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > <mailto:CornCob1% <CornCob1%25>40writeme.com> com> wrote: > > I agree. I'm currently roaming in Jamaica. I set my phone to > unconditionally forward all calls directly to voicemail to avoid tmo's > outrageous roaming charges and activated the $20 unlimited international > blackberry service so I'm still connected in that way. I've gotten a > prepaid > sim here for about $5. Calls from here back to the states on it are about > $0.25 a min which is much better than tmo's world class $1.50 per min. > > > > ~Craig > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! 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