border roaming 边界漫游
Imagine using your mobile phone and then being hammered for border roaming charges without leaving your home. That's what happens daily for residents near regional borders. 在自己家用手机也要被扣“边界漫游”费,这种情况每天都发生在行政区划交界处的居民身上。 三大运营商(three biggest telecom carriers)集体推出“提速降费”(elevate the country's broadband speed and coverage, while lowering Internet fees)后,又被广大用户逮到另一槽点漫游费(roaming fees)。 网友认为,国际漫游费(international roaming fees)可以理解,因为运营商需要在海外租赁设施(rent facilities)成本颇高,但国内城际漫游费(domestic cross-city roaming fees)实无道理,因为各大运营商的基站早已遍布全国,成本几乎为零。 而边界漫游费则令人啼笑皆非,这属于“偶然漫游”(accidental roaming)或“无意识漫游”(inadvertent roaming)。边界地区,由于基站信号交叉覆盖(signal overlapping),手机不知不觉中使用了更强的外地基站信号(the stronger signal),进而产生了巨额漫游费(leave the user liable for substantial bills)。 |