MONTREAL – Bell has introduced new travel data packages for mobile roaming and reduced fees for data roaming costs in Europe, Mexico, China and select other destinations.
The company said Monday that mobile customers can purchase Travel Data Passes before or during travel using their mobile self-serve app. Those that haven't purchased a package when using their phone internationally will automatically receive notification via free text message advising how to buy one.
Mobile customers can check data usage in real time and are updated at 80% and 100% of their data consumption when roaming. Customers who don't purchase a Travel Data Pass and continue to roam will be notified when they've used $25 of data and will have data service suspended when they reach $100.
In addition, Bell has cut data roaming charges for countries in Zone 1, which includes the UK, France, Italy, Germany and most other European countries; as well as Mexico; China; Turkey; Australia and New Zealand. A Zone 1 Travel Data Pass now costs $30 for 50 MB of Internet and other data access, down from the previous price of $75 for 100 MB, and a reduction in the per-MB overage rate to 60 cents from 75 cents.
"Bell is committed to ensuring international roaming is affordable and worry-free for our mobile customers. With real-time usage updates, Travel Data Passes make it easy to buy and manage the data you need no matter where you may roam," said Wade Oosterman, president of Bell Mobility and Residential Services, and Chief Brand Officer, in the news release.
