Given how little money T-mobile USA makes from international roaming and how desperate it is for the international travel set (company-paid customers and leisure as well) to enter into contracts with T-Mobile, this move seems to be a very smart one for T-Mobile to increase its revenue at the marginal expense of reduced profit margins for its international roaming revenue.
While the speeds aren't great, it will be enough for decent enough "stay connected" purposes until I can get somewhere with a high-speed facility to do the real data-intensive stuff.
Originally Posted by
ctuttle
You would never have seen this had the merger between at&t and T-Mobile been finalized. I always thought the free Wi-Fi calling was huge when out of the country. I've been a T-Mobile customer for almost a decade and have been happy with them.
I have a feeling this will not be matched by any of the other carriers, or if they do there will be a host of additional surcharges that will negate any real savings. This enhancement really took me by surprise, and a pleasant surprise. Nice to see a company adding value to an existing product.
I too doubt that ATT or Verizon would match this. Way too much money at stake for them compared to T-Mobile USA.