How do I buy credit for roaming in US?

[norma_m]

Can u please tell me if you are travelling to north America what way do u get credit for roaming as when you go to "Buy Stuff" it only gives you the option to buy EU roaming and nothing for USA?

[dalyer · Accepted solution]

Services while roaming in the US are charged from your credit balance as per the pricing link - charges for making and receiving calls are presumably per minute although it's not totally clear from the link:

http://www.48months.ie/pricing

When you're roaming in the USA or Canada you'll pay:

Making calls and calling your voicemail	€1.99
Receiving calls	€1.89
Sending texts	39c
Receiving texts	Free

Hope this helps.

[norma_m]

Ok, thanks!! So presumably if I go with The Don subscription of €20 a month I'm using that €20 for sending and recieving texts

[dalyer]

No not while abroad. Texts sent while abroad are always charged from your cash credit balance or eu roaming text add-on if applicable. Roaming texts are never bundled with membership.

Hope this helps.

[norma_m]

Hi again I'm in the US and I have iPhone 4 on 48 network when I switched the phone on it changed over to AT&T mobile but my Internet or any of my apps won't work? I can't send text etc what can I do? I have mobile roaming switched "on" is this right

[dalyer]

48 does not support data roaming so for data access you'll need wifi access.

As I said above to use services - including sending texts - you'll need credit on your account (i.e. cash credit balance - not your membership). See above for info about the costs involved.

Hope this helps.

[johnhogan]

How can you buy add on for premium calls in North America... Add on purchase options does not provide for this??

[dalyer]

As already explained above when roaming in the US you need cash credit on your account to pay for outgoing/incoming calls and outgoing texts as explained here under the "North America" heading:

http://www.48months.ie/membership-plans/going-abroad

Note that data does not work other than when roaming in the EU on a Guido membership.

What exactly do you mean by "premium calls" here?

Hope this helps.

[dalyer]

Did that help at all @johnhogan?