Originally Posted by EdmontonTraveller

Sorry for the bump, but I'm hopeful someone has tried their native GSM roaming since it launched last summer. As a digital nomad I don't use my phone in the U.S, but I want a non-virtual U.S. phone number for calls and texts. Voice over Wifi doesn't always work on public networks, so a VoLTE solution (particularly with send/receive SMS) is welcome. Google Fi would be great...if they didn't want you back in the U.S. for a majority of your data usage. Google Voice is pretty good for U.S.-originating calls and texts, not so much internationally in my experience. Yes 1GB/month of international free data on US Mobile is very light, but data is easy to buy. Voice/SMS...not so much.

Note: U.S. Mobile's native GSM roaming is different from their international data-only plans.