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Jan 27, 2015, 1:31 am

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IceTrojan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gpf590

I got this text from T-Mo today, "Effective January 13, 2015, we are no longer able to offer data roaming in Vietnam (this does not impact voice calls or text messaging). For more details: http://m.t-mo.co/buVvo"

Bummer!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BangkokTraveler

I saw this posted on the T-Mobile site.

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Important information regarding Vietnam

On January 1, 2015, customers roaming in Vietnam will have their data experience slowed to 2G speeds. On January 13, 2015, data roaming access in Vietnam will be blocked. At this time, voice calls and text message (SMS/MMS) access is not scheduled to change. This was an independent move by the Vietnamese government, and T-Mobile is working to get the rates back down.
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Guess I'll have to get a local SIM for data coverage there next month. I think the Vinaphone one has a package for 25MB per day for less than $1/day. And I was about to get rid of my 2-sim Samsung Core, I guess I'll keep it for awhile.

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Pretty unfortunate, I quite enjoyed roaming data access. The most direct negative effect for me is the inability to use Uber out on the street while not having to switch out my SIM.

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