PwC people - if I am going international for a vacation, can I use data on my company paid phone for personal use?

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Yes, I do all the time and never had an issue. The firm pays your bill no matter what

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Damn I want to work at PwC

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They paid my $700 bills while I was abroad. $1.50 per minute for phone calls and I would let my other family members use my phone to place calls since it's free.

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Same, I use it all time overseas. Once you start incurring international charges, PwC automatically switches you to an international plan.

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Sounds ultra ethical @PwC 1...

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Be very careful....pwc is cracking down big time. U should only be roaming if absolutely needed for firm business. Go on to your metrics and you will notice a new metric for phone data usage.

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Yeah but they are starting to crack down- if your bill is over $250 in a month your coach will get an email about it. I'm assuming eventually they'll start cracking down on repeat offenders. I doubt one time will matter.

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Yes, you can.

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