Cost of Roaming  

   
   
 
   

How Much Will it Cost?

The cost of roaming varies depending on the local number you call with iPASS. We charge a monthly fee* of $4.99 in addition to incremental usage charges. Most United States POPs will be charged at a rate of $2.97 per hour (i2Roam bills by the second, so if you are connected for only 3 minutes, your are billed for only 3 minutes), which is much less than our competitors who do not charge a monthly fee, but higher hourly roaming rate; the price for international POPs will vary. Most of our customers come from other iPass providers who charge no fee but higher hourly rates. In most cases, i2Roam per hour usage rate is 30 percent less.

NOTE: Our prices include use of SMTP Mail Transport Servers which is critical to Internet Roaming. Most iPass providers DO NOT provide this service because they do not know how to relay mail over their mail servers for all 19,000 POPS! Many of our customers come to us complaining of email transport problems with their current roaming provider. We have solved the anti-relaying error plaguing the internet roaming industry!

Rate Card

Individual :

Monthly Plan: $ 4.99 per month plus actual usage charges.
Lifetime Plan: $ 49.95 one-time lifetime subscription, then only your actual usage charges each month.

Corporate ( 5 users or more billed to one credit card*) :

Monthly Plan $25.00 per month plus individual usage, unlimited users. Includes administration interface to add/delete users, change passwords, and view invoice detail. Includes SMTP server to transport mail outside of firewall. No setup fee. Please call for more information.

You can run your SMTP mail over our network as long as your account is in good standing, you may not be able to do this over other networks.

Sample Cities and lowest per hour price:

London $7.43/hr | Paris $7.43/hr | Beijing $5.21/hr | Tokyo $5.94 | Berlin $6.75 | New York $ 2.97/hr

Since there are over 19,000 POPs worldwide on the iPass network, it is best to download the iPass Dialer (Click Here to Download) then load the dialer on your computer and simply run the program. Next to the City of choice you will see the price listed as a per hour rate; however, i2Roam bills by the second.

i2Roam can not guarantee service in all POPs listed. We do not control any of the POPs that are on iPASS. So if you go to South Africa and with hopes of using the iPASS system and the numbers provided for the area you visit are not working or you have difficulty, you have no recourse against i2Roam or iPass.

*Invoicing and Billing

The charges for the i2Roam-iPass Global Internet Roaming service will be on a per second charge basis and will be charged to your personal or corporate credit card and the usage/invoice is posted online for you to view and print out . Sorry no snail mail invoicing available, but we do post your invoice online the same day we bill your credit card for easy download.

 

Usage is based upon pricing in the Dial-up and Broadband Regions, as described below. Time billed is actual connect time.

*i2Roam was the first to initiate the "Lifetime Account", many of our competitors are now offering Lifetime accounts for half of what i2Roam, LLC charges or no account fee at all; however, i2Roam has been a roaming provider for many years with redundant equipment on redundant networks, our network is second to none. Although iPass is a trademark for service, the service is still authenticated on the i2Roam network as well as SMTP mail service. Most of our competitors are using a single server, one piece of equipment to run their iPass service. We have invested substantially in Silicon Graphics IRIX, Compaq Linux Servers, and Cisco Routers running over 3 independent networks and 3 locations, in two States. When you are in Tokyo, you need know that your account(s) are going to get connected, and not be at the mercy of a thunderstorm or computer failure at the point of authentication (i2Roam), you get what you pay for with i2Roam, LLC.

If you are looking to sign up more than 1 user for your company, we have Business Plans which are usually more cost effective than the individual web sign-up form. Please contact Tim Murray at tmurray@i2roam.com or 866-811-6209 for details about our Business Plans.

A. Dial-Up Regions. Only dial-up, ISDN and PHS POPs are included in the following Regions (each a "Dial-Up Region").

 
Dial-up Region (each as defined below) Price per Hour
A (North America)
$2.97
B (Western Europe)
$7.43
C (Asia Pacific 1)
$7.43
D (Latin America 1)
$9.65
E (E. Europe, Asia Pacific 2 & Latin America 2)
$11.14
F (Middle East, Africa, Rest of World)
$16.34
G (North America Toll Free)
$14.85
H (Western Europe Toll Free)
$16.34
I (Asia Pacific 1 Toll Free)
$16.34
J (Latin America 1 Toll Free)
$22.28
K (Rest of World Toll Free)
$22.28

Each of the following regions is a "Dial-Up Region" under this agreement.

Region A ("North America"): United States, Canada (except for POPs included in Region G and United States Territories)

Region B ("Western Europe"): Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (except for POPs included in Region H)

Region C ("Asia Pacific 1"): Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand (except for POPs included in Region I)

Region D ("Latin America 1"): Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Uruguay (except for POPs included in Region J)

Region E ("Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific 2, Latin America 2"): Albania, Aruba, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji Islands, French Guiana, Gibraltar, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Jamaica, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Malta, Martinique, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Saipan Island, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Yugoslavia (except for POPs included in Region K)

Region F ("Middle East, Africa, Rest of World"): All locales not included in Regions A, B, C, D, E above (except for POPs included in Region K)

Region G ("North America Toll Free"): All Toll Free POPs in the United States and Canada.

Region H ("Western Europe Toll Free "): All Toll Free POPs in Region B

Region I ("Asia Pacific 1 Toll Free "): All Toll Free POPs in Region C

Region J ("Latin America 1 Toll Free "): All Toll Free POPs in Region D

Region K ("Rest of World Toll Free "): All Toll Free POPs in Regions E or F


B. Broadband Regions. Only broadband POPs are included in the following Regions (each a "Broadband Region", and together with the Dial-Up Regions, "Regions"). The POPs included in a Broadband Region are those commercially available as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, and any others in such geographical area added thereafter unless i2Roam gives Customer advance written notice of a new Broadband Region for Broadband POPs added after the Effective Date and the pricing associated therewith, in which case such POPs shall be included only in such new Broadband Region, and not in any of the Broadband Regions listed below.

BROADBAND PRICING EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15, 2002: iPass is redefining the standard for Broadband Access pricing effective November 15, 2002. Broadband usage will be based up on the same regional pricing as the Dial-Up regions, and be pro-rated to the second, as with the dial-up access. Some providers offer similar plans today, but typically require a monthly minimum or monthly access fee. iPass's Global Broadband Roaming (GBR) plan is a "pay as you go" pricing model, eliminating the multiple full day usage charges that users have had to incur if they accessed broadband at airport terminals and hotels in the same day. The pricing effective November 15, 2002, is:

Broadband Region (As defined below) Wireless Broadband Rate per Minute Wired Broadband Rate per Minute
A.BB North America
$0.14
$0.12
B.BB Western Europe
$0.14
$0.20
C.BB Asia Pacific 1
$0.14
$0.20
L.BB Others
$0.25
$0.25

 

Each of the following regions is a "Broadband Region" under this agreement.

Region A.BB ("North America"): United States, Canada (except for United States Territories)

Region B.BB ("Western Europe"): Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Region C.BB ("Asia Pacific 1"): Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand

Region L.BB ("Others"): All other countries not included in regions specified above

BROADBAND RATE PLAN VALID THROUGH NOVEMBER 14, 2002: The Term is defined as the period for which the Broadband charges apply. For Hotel usage, the Term is a 24-hour period beginning at 12 Noon each day (12N on day 1 to 12N on day 2). For Airport usage, the Term is a 24-hour period beginning at 12 Midnight each day (complete calendar day).

Broadband Region (each as defined below) Price per Term
US1 (US Hotel 1)
$9.95
US2 (US Airport 2)
$6.95
AA1 (Australia Hotel 1)
$15.95
CC1 (China Hotel 1)
$19.95
HK1 (Hong Kong Hotel 1)
$19.95
JJ1 (Japan Hotel 1)
$12.95
MM1 (Malaysia Hotel 1)
$19.95
NZ1 (New Zealand Hotel 1)
$12.95
PP1 (Philippines Hotel 1)
$19.95
SS1 (Singapore Hotel 1)
$19.95
SK1 (South Korea Hotel 1)
$22.95
TT1 (Thailand Hotel 1)
$19.95

Each of the following regions is a "Broadband Region" under this agreement.

Region US1 ("United States Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in United States (except for POPs included in United States Territories)

Region US2 ("United States Airport 2"): Airport broadband POPs in United States (except for POPs included in United States Territories)

Region AA1 ("Australia Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in Australia

Region CC1 ("China Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in China

Region HK1 ("Hong Kong Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in Hong Kong

Region JJ1 ("Japan Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in Japan

Region MM1 ("Malaysia Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in Malaysia

Region NZ1 ("New Zealand Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in New Zealand

Region PP1 ("Philippines Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in the Philippines

Region SS1 ("Singapore Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in Singapore

Region SK1 ("South Korea Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in South Korea

Region TT1 ("Thailand Hotel 1"): Hotel broadband POPs in Thailand

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