Originally Posted by
Majuki
T-Mobile has included global data with its postpaid plans. It's great if you're just in an area for a few days and/or getting a SIM card in the local environment is too difficult.
+1
This is quite useful, although the speed is 2G, but you can get all the exchange rate with EDGE anyway.
Actually, the $120 rate I listed is the top tier. The lowest is $30 for 120MB.
The problem with local SIM is that you first have to be there once to get the SIM, so next time you can do the swap on the plane. And if you are traveling through Europe, getting local SIMsssssssss can really be a challenge.
Also, if you use iPhones, swapping SIM cards can cause some technical issues on iMessage and so.
That's why I have a China Unicom iPhone for China, a 3HK HTC for HK, and a AT&T HTC for USA. I also have a AT&T hotspot, and I always activate the $120 for 800MB before any week long vacation. That will survive the internet surfing of me and my wife for about 10 days.