Originally Posted by
Majuki
If you use Skype to call any number you will pay per minute (through Skype, not T-Mobile). If you call overseas using WiFi to a US number there is no additional charge. The problem was coming in when using WiFi to call a third country (Canada) while overseas (the Maldives) the person was billed the cellular roaming rate ($5.99/minute) when he should have been charged as if he had placed the call over the US cellular network since this is how T-Mobile sees the call.
Got it, so I can use skype and pay their rates when I'm connected to wifi or roaming internationally. Is the "free" international roaming fast enough to place voip calls through skype/google voice normally? If so I'm not sure what the benefit is to use t-mobile's wifi calling or $0.20/min calling? In my experience the cost of skype calls is a fraction of $0.20/min. Haven't really had quality problems with skype if the internet connection is decent.