TMO announces unlimited data roaming in 100 countries

[vshah]

http://www.tmonews.com/2013/10/t-mo...-a-little-closer-together-with-simple-global/

Watch all the other carriers scramble to follow suit in 3....2....1.....

 

[ponyo]

That is awesome. This is something very useful and long overdue. Huge :thumbsup: to T-Mobile.

 

[openwheel]

Two thumbs way up!

 

[jpeyton]

TMo wins at life.

 

[Seven]

Great. I travel internationally every summer. Roaming at no charge FTW!

 

[RedRooster]

That would be some kind of bizarro world if that became the standard across all carriers. Never having to worry about roaming again?! Must be a dream.

 

[notposting]

http://www.tmonews.com/2013/10/t-mo...-a-little-closer-together-with-simple-global/

Watch all the other carriers scramble to follow suit in 3....2....1.....

Isn't T-Mo already an international carrier though? Could be hard for the other big-3 here to follow suit. Plus AT&T and Verizon have already charted their course as "rape the customer without lube, and T-Mo and Sprint will eventually follow suit and throw away the lube".

 

[bearxor]

TMobile's going to have to really start stripping customers away before VZW and AT&T seriously react. Say, 50-60m users at the expense of the big two.

If they had upgraded their entire network footprint to HSPA+, I would have been in already.

 

[Chocu1a]

I recently tried to switch to T-Mobile from Verizon. Can't get a signal in my work building. Plus, the wifi there also sucks. Phone always said 'no signal', So, I couldn't use the phone.
Sad, I really wanted T-Mobile to work out.

 

[lothar]

Nigeria not listed as one of the countries, but Ghana and Zambia are? :thumbsdown:

 

[iahk]

I recently tried to switch to T-Mobile from Verizon. Can't get a signal in my work building. Plus, the wifi there also sucks. Phone always said 'no signal', So, I couldn't use the phone.
Sad, I really wanted T-Mobile to work out.

this is the main reason they haven't been able to touch att and Verizon even after all of these changes in the past year. These other carriers simply cannot compete with their prices but what good are the low monthly rates when you don't have service?

 

[s44]

this is the main reason they haven't been able to touch att and Verizon even after all of these changes in the past year. These other carriers simply cannot compete with their prices but what good are the low monthly rates when you don't have service?

It's not an eternal thing. All T-Mo needs is a chunk of 600mhz spectrum from the auctions next year. This low-frequency band would fill in what the carrier is missing: building penetration and rural distance coverage over 3G/4G. Their substantial AWS and PCS (1700/2100 and 1900) holdings give them the excellent urban bandwidth that we see now already.

The 600mhz auction rules are huge for us. If T-Mo and Sprint convince the FCC to consider all low-frequency holdings together in determining how much VZ and AT&T can win, we'll have four national competitors instead of two nationals and two patchy nets. If the FCC goes with the lure of VZ's up-front money, they'll get short-term revenue but screw consumers in the long haul... in other words, let Verizon buy continued monopoly/duopoly power.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I don't understand how this would work.

Say that I go to China. I have my T-Mobile SIM card.

Will it just magically continue to work like normal? Nothing for me to do? The Chinese carrier towers will just automatically allow me access?

And at what speed? Unlimited roaming at 2 KB/s is next to worthless.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

God this would of been awesome when I was studying abroad at the beginning of the year. Not too big of a deal though. I paid 10 euros a month for unlimited data and 300 mins/text when I was in italy.

 

[IeraseU]

Personally, I think it's a great move.

 

[zerogear]

Yep, time to switch back to T-Mobile. I wonder how their signals are nowadays.

 

[vshah]

Yep, time to switch back to T-Mobile. I wonder how their signals are nowadays.

same as always..excellent in cities, so-so once you get several miles out.

 

[vshah]

I don't understand how this would work.

Say that I go to China. I have my T-Mobile SIM card.

Will it just magically continue to work like normal? Nothing for me to do? The Chinese carrier towers will just automatically allow me access?

And at what speed? Unlimited roaming at 2 KB/s is next to worthless.

i've read that speeds will be 128kbps 16KB/s enough for email/maps/possibly music streaming.

 

[Fardringle]

This is a great idea to try to get customers from the other carriers. Unfortunately, TMobile has absolutely zero coverage anywhere in the vast majority of the area in any country in the world (including the U.S.) so unlimited data really doesn't mean much when you can't use it. Otherwise I'd finally have a legitimate way to switch from Verizon, which is the ONLY carrier that has a signal at all in most of the places that I need a phone.

 

[Chrono]

I'm loving Tmobile in Socal right now. Most of the time I get a decent signal/speed via LTE. Can't wait to go to Canada and not have to worry about roaming fees for sending out texts, using data. Does this apply to phone calls as well? HMMM

 

[s44]

Unfortunately, TMobile has absolutely zero coverage anywhere in the vast majority of the area in any country in the world (including the U.S.)

Care to translate this into English?

T-mobile (EE) actually has the best coverage in the UK.

 

[vshah]

This is a great idea to try to get customers from the other carriers. Unfortunately, TMobile has absolutely zero coverage anywhere in the vast majority of the area in any country in the world (including the U.S.) so unlimited data really doesn't mean much when you can't use it. Otherwise I'd finally have a legitimate way to switch from Verizon, which is the ONLY carrier that has a signal at all in most of the places that I need a phone.

don't see how t-mobile coverage elsewhere in the world affects this. This is a new roaming agreement with carriers in other countries. coverage would depend on the local carrier in whichever country you traveled to.

I'm loving Tmobile in Socal right now. Most of the time I get a decent signal/speed via LTE. Can't wait to go to Canada and not have to worry about roaming fees for sending out texts, using data. Does this apply to phone calls as well? HMMM

phone calls are 20 cents/min in the 100 countries. perfect for vacation use. no more buying a new sim card in every country i visit.

 

[ImDonly1]

Isn't T-Mo already an international carrier though? Could be hard for the other big-3 here to follow suit. Plus AT&T and Verizon have already charted their course as "rape the customer without lube, and T-Mo and Sprint will eventually follow suit and throw away the lube".

Verizon is owned by Vodafone (international company) and sprint by Softbank (Japanese). att is the only american owned one I recall.

 

[Red Storm]

Verizon is owned by Vodafone (international company) and sprint by Softbank (Japanese). att is the only american owned one I recall.

Pretty sure Verizon bought out Vodafone's share for some ridiculous number of billions?

 

[corkyg]

Pretty sure Verizon bought out Vodafone's share for some ridiculous number of billions?

Correct! http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/02/us-vodafone-verizon-idUSBRE97S08C20130902