Communication Costs
I just paid my first cell phone bill. Communication is going to be my greatest cruising expense, by far. It was more than my fuel bill for 680 miles of which probably 85% have been covered under power due to light winds and the need to cover some long stretches between harbors.
I logged on this morning with the meter set back to zero. Took a quick peek at SBO, Facebook, and doppler radar. Checked and sent a couple of emails. My cell phone beeped and it was a message from Verizon saying that I had exceeded my data roaming limit and will now be paying the $2.50 per MB for the rest of the month. The "Canada Plan" is good for one day's worth of very minimal usage. You must not even peek at the Internet and just checking email once a day will use it up well before the end of the month.
Even with POTL posting this by email, this thread is probably costing me a couple bucks.
I just paid my first cell phone bill. Communication is going to be my greatest cruising expense, by far. It was more than my fuel bill for 680 miles of which probably 85% have been covered under power due to light winds and the need to cover some long stretches between harbors.
I logged on this morning with the meter set back to zero. Took a quick peek at SBO, Facebook, and doppler radar. Checked and sent a couple of emails. My cell phone beeped and it was a message from Verizon saying that I had exceeded my data roaming limit and will now be paying the $2.50 per MB for the rest of the month. The "Canada Plan" is good for one day's worth of very minimal usage. You must not even peek at the Internet and just checking email once a day will use it up well before the end of the month.
Even with POTL posting this by email, this thread is probably costing me a couple bucks.
