are four mobile operators in the UK, with quite a lot of > mast sharing between them, and numerous MVNOs piggy-backing on the four. One option is to check out the towers nearest wherever

are in Europe or Asia. >> >> Then why do they charge so much for MMS in Europe? >> Have to make up for the cheap plans? > > I don't see anything from Joerg but

to Mint Mobile, a Tmobile MVNO. That's what I did >>6 years ago. I pay $25/mth for the 20gb plan, that's the rate when you pay for >>a year at a time. Right now they

Don't go to a bunch of places in Europe. WhatsApp is the default for > calls and messaging, even for iPhone users. > > WhatsApp is the workaround to the bizarre "caller

use international roaming at high cost, not stick in a > second SIM card. Unlimited roaming on at least one of the three US carriers, T-Mobile, is free, both domestically (inside

> >T-Mobile still has some of the iPhone 13 Pro phones ($949.99 for 512GB) >which is a good deal (20% off the MSRP of $1199.99) and that's an >option, but unlike AT&T

included international roaming data on T-Mobile >> USA is throttled to 128 Kb/sec. > > Where does it say that and where does it say that Verizon & AT&T aren'

areas where T-Mobile, > and the other two nationwide carriers, actually provide roaming. It's > because a small rural carrier is the only provider in that area. Hi Steve

carrier, T-Mobile, allows for free roaming in the USA & in Europe so I >>don't see any downside in turning roaming on all the time. T-Mobile is useless at any significant

don't they?). > > Brexit provided the perfect opportunity for all the British mobile > networks to completely rip off Brits. Surprise, surprise! They said they >

Mine is T-Mobile. > > > > *Cost first:* > I pay about $25/line per month (plus taxes) for a family plan. > That covers unlimited everything (calls, text/mms &

wasn't cheap. One SIM was on Truphone and one was on Knowroaming. As you stated, the Wi-Fi on those ships has capacity issues when everyone returns to the ship and tries to use the

, foreign roaming data at pretty good prices. You can still pay less by waiting until you get to a country and then searching around for a good deal on a prepaid SIM card, but you won'

Then Altice Mobile (now Optonline >> Mobile) offered unlimited minutes and data for very good price in US AND >> included service in 35 countries a no extra cost. Israel

3. T-Mobile > > I don't get it. > Once you choose a carrier that you like, how often do you switch? > Why? In the past, over the course of 20+ years, I've switched because

fas as mobile communication is >> concerned. That is easily visisble in the contract models for consumers. > > How is the European contract model better than the no contract

Doesn't TMobile's free unlimited roaming work on those Zion Verizon towers? >> >> No. > > Why wouldn't roaming work in the USA? Are you asking about

trip to Europe, in 2019, I bought two Vodafone SIMs, shipped > from the UK to the US. Back then the UK was still in the EU and > subject to the roaming rules, which they may still be adhering

>> T-Mobile has very limited roaming onto AT&T which is what is most needed >> in this area (Bay Area and most of California). This lack of roaming was >> not always

can't* roam on each other's networks since the lte bands >> are different. > > Differeent bands make no difference to roaming. I can go roam in > Australia or

I T-Mobile customer. This is what I found: > > Starting now - ALL current T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers who > have plans with data will have unlimited smartphone

is international roaming. The data is > still much more expensive than buying a local SIM card but it's less hassle. I'm on a grandfathered family plan with T-Mobile, where

comp.mobile.android, I thought I'd point out the Vodafone UK Prepaid SIM, which is non-expiring, and add the iPhone group. I didn't like having to buy a new SIM every time I

Don't > underestimate the number of build-in devices that use CDMA. there are > good reasons that even in Canada, Bell Canada, who moved to GSM in 2010 > was finally able

We had T-Mobile back then (we switched just for that trip), but because T-Mobile included only low-speed data, and because the phone screen was so small, the tablet worked best. When

> data roaming may be reduced to 2G speeds. > > https://www.att.com/prepaid/ > > > In the "See details" for the Unlimited Talk, text & Data in Mexico

AT&T and T-Mobile > More foreign LTE bands > No lag even with full encryption > Latest operating system version > Larger, higher-resolution screen > More internal

fraction of mobile > networks. For example, In my home city, if I'm anywhere other than work or > home I have no Wi-Fi access while on the move or outside. If desperate I >

avoid extortionate roaming >> fees at the time. > > Understood. > It takes intelligence to avoid being raped by the carriers. > I agree. > > Luckily, at least

USA, T-Mobile doesn't have a contract and since I've been on >> them, they never did. AT&T and Verizon only more recently adopted >> no-contract plans. >