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Friday January 15, 2010
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 If you're a T-Mobile customer with a friend or loved one in Haiti, here's a bit of good news: T-Mobile will waive the tolls associated with international calls to the beleaguered country until Jan. 31, and retroactive to the date of the quake, or Jan. 12.
(Update 5 PM ET): Vonage has also jumped on the bandwagon. Vonage is giving all U.S. callers (not just subscribers) free calls to Haiti. Users can dial 800-809-2503 to place a call, according to the company's Twitter account.
T-Mobile customers on the ground in Haiti can also roam on the island's T-Mobile partner networks for free for the same period, T-Mobile added.
According to the company, T-Mobile will remove the charges from its customers' bills.
"Our company and our employees care deeply for our customers, and we
know that many customers have been directly impacted by the disaster in
Haiti," said Robert Dotson, president and chief executive of T-Mobile USA, in a statement. "While our
thoughts go out to those in Haiti who are suffering so greatly at this
time, our promise is to help people connect with those who matter most.
I can think of no better time to demonstrate this commitment."
Users have a number of options to donate to the Haiti cause, either via text or online.
T-Mobile has also agreed to donate generators and other equipment as part of the process of rebuilding the Haitian infrastructure, the company said.
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January 19, 2010 7:36 AM
I agree, and if T-Mobile had the coverage of Verizon/AT&T (not just 3G) then I would happily go back to them... but until then I guess I'm stuck paying double the price for Verizon.
February 16, 2010 9:56 AM
Go with AT&T, they are not charging for text messaging while in Haiti either but T-Mobile is.