Originally Posted by
bocastephen
True, but you can just use Whatsapp for international SMS/MMS and Google Voice for international long distance. No premium SMS services either, so you can't text short codes for coupons, discounts, etc.
Only major caveat is no international roaming - any attempt to make or receive calls outside the US will end up with account termination.
Wouldn't work for me. I send a lot of text to colleagues in Canada, and I go to Canada frequently and need to use my phone with MY phone number here in the states. I don't want to pop in a Canadian SIM and use a different number in an unlocked phone. Same goes for my travels to Europe. I prefer having my number.
I'll stick with T-Mo. With their WiFi auto-transfer, I can use my number on WiFi internationally with no charges. That works for me.
