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Unlimited data and text plus discounted voice calling in over 100 countries are automatically included
T-Mobile unveiled the latest part of its Uncarrier initiative today:
the carrier is offering unlimited international data and text services
at no extra charge starting October 31st. The new international services
will be available to existing Simple Choice customers for no additional
cost over their current rate plans, and will work in over 100 countries
across the world. In addition to the data and texting services,
traveling customers will be able to place voice calls at a flat rate of
20 cents per minute while in those countries.
T-Mobile's new plans are significantly different than the industry is
accustomed to — most international roaming plans are prohibitively
expensive and have limited caps for data and text messaging.
CEO John Legere says that the
included countries cover "pretty much everywhere people travel, about
95 percent of where people go."
Unlimited data and text plus discounted voice calling in over 100 countries are automatically included
The carrier didn't provide a lot of details for the new plan — it
didn't really describe the level of service that customers would get
while they are in foreign countries. The company is providing options
for customers to pay more for faster service while abroad: there will be
options for daily, weekly, and two-week packages that provide the
"fastest speeds we can deliver" over the standard, included unlimited
service. While the company says the included data should be good enough
for emails, social network status updates, and even streaming music,
it's not particularly fast: just 128 kilobytes per second on average, chief marking officer Mike Sievert told CNET.
Texting from the US to any of those
countries is unlimited. Simple Choice customers are able to add the new
plan to their existing service for $10 per month.
In addition to the new, free roaming services, T-Mobile is also
launching its new Stateside International Talk & Text feature, which
offers discounted calling and text messaging from the United States to
all of its participating Simple Choice countries. Calls to mobile phones
will be 20 cents per minute, while calls to landlines are unlimited in
over 70 of those countries.
