T-mobile: Use your phone in Canada & Mexico like in the US
Jul 11, 2015, 8:08 pm
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T-mobile: Use your phone in Canada & Mexico like in the US
Jul 11, 2015, 8:38 pm
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Jul 12, 2015, 10:13 pm
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Jul 13, 2015, 2:53 pm
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Jul 13, 2015, 4:03 pm
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I recently spoke to the SVP, Customer Experience for T-Mobile and he said ALL plans will have a "Mobile Without Borders" equivalent come Wednesday. I asked specifically about the Mobile-On-Demand/Free Data for Life tablet plan, and he responded "I did say ALL, didn't I?". He also mentioned there will be a few additional pleasant surprises with plans on Wednesday as well.
Jul 13, 2015, 5:17 pm
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Press Releases have all said the newest Simple Choice prepaid and postpaid plans will get Mobile Without Borders at no additional cost. May need to migrate to the "new" Simple Choice North America plans but it applies to prepaid and monthly (postpaid) accounts.
Jul 13, 2015, 7:16 pm
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Hmmm...I'm going to go out on a limb and say that's probably going to be called a "legacy" plan and require a new plan or pay $10/month to add-on Canada & Mexico at 4G LTE speeds. But no clue honestly.
Jul 13, 2015, 7:59 pm
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As I was reading about Simple Choice North America and Simple Choice Global, I was getting a little fearful that the two items were mutually exclusive.
Jul 14, 2015, 10:07 am
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In my case, we have what they call the Simple Choice umbrella plan.
1. It consists of 4 lines @$100 with unlimited talk/data/text, throttled to 3g or HSPA+ after 2.5gb per line.
2. Under that same umbrella we also have coverage when overseas, that's the $0.20/min, unlimited text/data at throttled speed. http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-p...50&PID=6147683
3. We also have the $10/account/month promotional stateside international with mobile family plan that lets us call 35/75 international land-line/mobile combo from US. http://www.t-mobile.com/optional-ser...l-calling.html
When I spoke with TMO CS just now, they confirmed I would have to pay an additional $10/account/month for the new Canada/Mexico plan. It can be turned on/off to match traveling schedule. If I wanted it to be free, then I would have to give up #3.
Last edited by dtsm; Jul 14, 2015 at 4:52 pm
Jul 14, 2015, 10:11 am
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Again, not too sure how that applies to your 3rd party data plan.
If you choose to keep your current plan (which as of 7-15 will then be classified as "Legacy" or "Promotional" plans), you can add the Mobile Without Borders as an add-on service for $10/month.
My understanding is any plan not bought directly through T-Mobile (Walmart exclusive plan for example) or under a special pricing structure (such as the 4 lines for $100 family plan) and most business plans will require the $10/month fee or a new rate plan.
But, according to this tweet from Mike Sievert (T-Mobile COO) there will be new promotional plans which include MWB for free as well...
https://twitter.com/SievertMike/stat...29065721147394
Jul 14, 2015, 9:55 pm
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(Sorry, typing this on an iPad so I can't link directly to the file mentioned. Will fix later.)