Originally Posted by
CApreppie
How is the 256K roaming nowadays? My family are going to Italy this summer and was thinking we should just all upgrade to the 256K for the month since (from web searching), it is good enough for maps, texts, emails and basic non-bandwidth hogging activities. I think it'll largely be form maps and contacting each other via iMessage. 128K just sounds too slow (not that 256K is that much better). I wish T-Mo would up included to 256K and say 512K as the add on.
I used the highest roaming data plan before from T-Mobile and it worked quite well in the UK pre-pandemic.
5G appears to have improved T-Mobile. The mid-band signal can be quite fast but also can be like LTE speeds. Of course, I live in a dead spot for T-Mobile mid-band UC coverage. I have dreadful LTE service inside even with an iPhone 13 Pro.
I travel many parts of the world and I use the basic data plan that’s included which is 128K. I’ve never had an issue with Maps, WhatsApp, Skype, iMessages, email, texting etc. the only thing is loading webpages it takes a moment or two and if you have very wide band at your home office you’re gonna have to relax a little bit and wait a few seconds for the pages to load completely. Other than that I think you’re going to have the same issue with the pages loading at 256K. Just my experience. I’m not a big browser of webpages when I travel I typically do that when I’m on Wi-Fi. But in a pinch if you’re on the street and you’re looking for a restaurant or a museum or something the browsing will work just fine albeit with a little patience. I’ve used T-Mobile both in Rome and Naples and the cities in between and the service was very good