Huge charge for Wi-fi

I recently found out, the hard way, that rogers will charge you for connecting to your own wireless router at home and surfing the web via your phone.

I don't know how they can charge you when I do the exact same thing with my laptop. Shouldn't this be free? I never connect to 3G either but i kinda wish i did since my data usuage came out to an extra 80$.

I should also mention i have no data plan and I am using a non-rogers phone (nokia E51). Just swapped sim cards.

Has anyone else tried surfing the web with there router and got charged?

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Originally Posted by bean59

I recently found out, the hard way, that rogers will charge you for connecting to your own wireless router at home and surfing the web via your phone.

I don't know how they can charge you when I do the exact same thing with my laptop. Shouldn't this be free? I never connect to 3G either but i kinda wish i did since my data usuage came out to an extra 80$.

I should also mention i have no data plan and I am using a non-rogers phone (nokia E51). Just swapped sim cards.

Has anyone else tried surfing the web with there router and got charged?

..you werent connected to the Wifi

I was connected directly to my Dlink extreme N router, lol it says it on the phone when u connect. I called rogers and they said wifi is used to get a better signal in certain places but they still charge u for using wifi.

I think its bs that they can charge u for that, its my internet not theirs.

Originally Posted by bean59

I was connected directly to my Dlink extreme N router, lol it says it on the phone when u connect. I called rogers and they said wifi is used to get a better signal in certain places but they still charge u for using wifi.

I think its bs that they can charge u for that, its my internet not theirs.

it doesnt charge... as you can use wifi w.o putting a SIM in it. try caling rogers and blocking the internet

tried poppin my sim card out and using wlan but it doesn't work. It still finds my router but it won't connect to the internet.

I have to refresh my wifi alot to even find my router wit the sim out. It then asks me to "create a connection in offline mode?" when i try to go to a web address. I click yes & it says unable to connect.

I'll try blocking my internet by calling them, so if I get charged again I can be like I don't even have internet so how can u guys charge me.