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Prepaid

Roaming
Frequently Asked Questions
Flow is launching its new prepaid roaming plans for the United States and Flow Caribbean.

Q1. What are the New Roaming Plans?


There are two new plans being launched that allow prepaid customers to have a roaming plan
with bundled minutes & data, along with access to cheaper roaming rates when traveling to the
United States or Flow Caribbean.
See the tables below:


My Roam Basic My Roam Essential
3 Day Package 7 Day Package
60 mins of outgoing calls 150 mins of outgoing calls

Free incoming calls & SMS Free incoming calls & SMS
250 MB of data 500 MB of data
41.99 BBD 78.99 BBD

Q2. Does the plan include any FREE SMS?


A. No, all outgoing SMS will be charged at BBD $0.25

Q3. How can the minutes in the bundle be used?

A. Minutes can be used to call the following destinations:-


a. Calls to all carriers in the USA
b. Calls to customers on the Flow Network only
c. Local calls in roaming country

All other destinations and carriers are out of bundle and will attract the ‘out of bundle’ rates.




Q4. What are the Flow Caribbean Islands?
A. Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the Cayman Islands,
Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines,
and the Turks & Caicos.

Q5. What is the duration of the new Roaming plans?

A. Customers can choose from a 3-day or 7-day plan.


Q6. What are the prices of the new Roaming plans?
A. The 3-day plan costs $41.99 and the 7-day plan is $78.99

Q7. Do I have to use a specific USA network for the plans to work?
A. No, these plans will work with all US carriers.
Q8. What happens after the plan’s voice and data are used?
A. After the plan’s voice and data are used, customers will be billed at the rates below:

• Note that these rates are the same or lower than the local prepaid rates
• Note that data for prepaid customers is $0.51/MB

Out of bundle rates : When included minutes and data are used

Incoming Calls to Calls to Calls Text Data


calls Barbados On- US anywhere anywhere
net/Flow C’bean else MB

Free $0.51/min $0.51/min $1.03/min $0.25/text $0.51/MB


Q9. What happens if I use my phone after the 3-day and 7-day roaming plans expire?

A. After the roaming plan expires, customers will need to repurchase a plan to benefit from the
reduced rates or be billed at the retail roaming rates. Please use the roaming calculator on
https://discoverflow.co/barbados/mobile/roaming
Q10. How are the minutes charged?

A. All minutes will be charged on a per minute basis.


Q11. When can I purchase the plan?
A. You can purchase the plan at any time via the USSD menu *129#.
Q12. How do customers sign up for the prepaid roaming plan?

A. Dial *129# to subscribe to the plan.



Q13. Do I need a Smartphone to use the plan?
A. No, the plan is available for use on all handsets. Customers wanting to use data will require a
data enabled handset.
Q14. Once I have purchased the plan how soon can I start to enjoy the benefits?
A. Once you purchase the plan you can immediately begin to enjoy the benefits.
Q15. What are the rates for roaming with a prepaid roaming Plan?

A. Please see the price table below for details:



Rate BDS
Roaming
Type Calls to (Country) Carrier
Country Vat Inc.

Voice USA All US roaming partners 0.51

Voice Barbados on-net All US roaming partners 0.51

Voice Flow C'bean All US roaming partners 0.51


USA
Voice Rest of the World All US roaming partners 1.03

Text Anywhere All US roaming partners 0.25

Data All US roaming partners 0.51

Anguilla Voice USA Flow 0.51


Antigua
Barbados Voice Barbados on-net Flow 0.51
PREPAID

BVI
Cayman Voice Flow C'bean Flow 0.51
Dominica
Grenada Voice Rest of the World Flow 1.03
Jamaica
Monserrat Text Anywhere Flow 0.25
Turks &
Caicos
St. Kitts Data Data Flow 0.51
St. Lucia
St. Vincent

Incoming
Voice FREE
Calls

Incoming
SMS FREE
SMS



Q16. Is the roaming plan available for both Business and Residential customers?
A. This roaming plan is a consumer plan targeted to residential customers and is available to all
prepaid customers except those on closed user groups.
Q17. Will incoming calls or text messages incur a charge?
A. No, incoming calls and text messages will be FREE.
Q18. Which destinations are included in the plan?

A. The plan applies while roaming in United States and Flow Caribbean territories.
Q19. What happens to the existing roaming plan?
A. Customers will still have access to the Opt-In US/Canada Prepaid Roaming Plan.

Q20. What happens if I travel without a roaming plan?

A. Customers will be charged at the regular retail roaming rates. Please use roaming calculator
at https://discoverflow.co/barbados/mobile/roaming

Q21. Can customers still use the Prepaid Roaming USA/Canada Opt-In Plan?
A. Yes, customers can purchase this plan for $16 BBD by dialing *134*7#

Q22. What messages do I receive when purchasing the new roaming plan?
A. Once the transaction is completed, you will receive the following message.

Account was billed $xx.xx for your FLOW/US Roam package. Your Primary bal is $xx.xx exps,
Roaming bal xx mins exps xxxx-xx-xx xx:xx:xx, Roaming Data bal xxx:00 MB exps xxxx-xx-xx
xx:xx:xx, data x MB exps 20xx/xx/xx xx:xx:xx

End of Prepaid Roaming

Postpaid Roaming
Frequently Asked Questions
Flow is launching its new post-paid roaming plans for the USA and Flow Caribbean.

Q1. What is the New Roaming Plan?


A. There are two new plans. The plans are being launched to allow postpaid customers to have a
roaming plan with bundled mins & data, plus access to cheaper roaming rates when traveling
to the United States or Flow Caribbean.

See the tables below:


My Roam Essential My Roam Plus
30 Day Package 30 Day Package
200 minutes of outgoing calls 500 minutes of outgoing calls
Free incoming calls & SMS Free incoming calls & SMS

500 MB of data 1 GB of data
46.71 BBD 84.09 BBD

51.91 BBD (Contract) 93.44 BBD (Contract)


Q2. Does the plan include any FREE SMS?
A. No, all outgoing SMS will be charged at BBD $0.25
Q3. How can the minutes in the bundle be used?

A. Minutes can be used to call the following destinations:-


a. Calls to all carriers in the USA
b. Calls to customers on the Flow Network only
c. Local calls in roaming country

All other destinations and carriers are out of bundle and will attract the ‘out of bundle’ rates.

Q4. What are the Flow Caribbean Islands?


Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Dominica,
Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and the
Turks & Caicos.



Q5. What is the duration of the new Roaming plans?
A. They are both 30-day plans with, or without, a 12-month contract.
Q6. What are the prices of the new Roaming plans?
A. Customers signing a 12-month contract will receive a discount on the new roaming plans.

Please see table below:

Provisioning
Liberate Plan ID Plan Type Description
Product
M-MYROAM-NC-ESS 51601 30 Day $51.91 MYROAM No Contract ESS
M-MYROAM-NC-PLUS 51602 30 Day $93.44 MYROAM No Contract Plus
M-MYROAM-ESS 51601 30 Day $46.71 My Roam Essential
M-MYROAM-PLUS 51602 30 Day $84.09 My Roam Plus

Q7. Do I have to use a specific USA network for the plans to work?
A. No, these plans will work with any US carrier.
Q8. What happens after the bundle voice & data are used?
A. After the plan’s voice & data are used all usage of voice and data, customers will be billed at
the rates below.

• Note that these rates are the same or lower than local postpaid rates
• Note that data for Postpaid customer is $0.31/MB

Out of bundle rates : When included minutes, text and data are used

Incomin Calls to Calls to US Calls Text Data


g calls Barbados on anywhere anywhere
net/Flow else MB
C’bbean

Free $0.37/min $0.37/min $1.03/min $0.25/text $0.31/MB


Q9. How are the minutes charged?
A. All minutes will be charged on a per minute basis.

Q10. When can I purchase the plan?


A. It is best to purchase the plan before you travel, however, you can purchase the plan after you
arrive in the USA or any Flow Caribbean territory by simply calling the Call Centre at 1-800-804-
2994.

Q11. How do customers sign up for the post-paid roaming plan?
A. Customers can contact us at 1-800-804-2994 to sign up for the new plans.
Q12. Do I need a Smartphone to use the plan?
A. No, the plan is available for use on all handsets. Customers wanting to use data will require a
data enabled handset.
Q13. Once I have purchased the plan how soon can I start to enjoy the benefits?

A. Once you purchase the plan you can immediately begin to enjoy the benefits.
Q14. Is the roaming plan available for both Business and Residential customers?
A. This roaming plan is a consumer plan targeted to residential customers and is available to all
residential postpaid customers.

Q15. Will incoming calls or text messages incur a charge?


A. No, incoming calls and text messages will be FREE.

Q16. Which destinations are included in the plan?


A. The plan applies while roaming in United States and Flow Caribbean territories.
Q17. Are All US carriers covered by this plan?

A. Yes.
Q18. What happens to the existing roaming plan?
A. The new My Roam Essential and My Roam Plus plans replaces the current My Roam Plan and
the two bolt-ons.
Q19. What happens if I travel without a roaming plan?

A. Customers will be charged at the regular retail roaming rates. Please use the roaming
calculator at https://discoverflow.co/barbados/mobile/roaming


End of Postpaid Roaming

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