Yup, that seems to corroborate what I've learned so far. When in the States I use ~ 3GB of data monthly. When traveling I use the unlimited free T-Mo option which is amazing for emergencies and such but just is too slow to be really usable. I leave my home phone on and pay for T-Mo anyway. So now if I switch I'll be basically paying the same thing but getting higher speeds (via Google Fi). I suppose I could take the time to hunt down local SIMs to save a few bucks, but at ~$50 per month it just doesn't seem worth it. I've done that in the past and it can get annoying (I switch countries a lot). I'll take the convenience and speed. Will be buying the new Pixel phone next week and switching. Shame that because I really like T-Mobile and they were the first to promote this. But they simply were passed by as I can't book my travel based on their unknown promo schedule :rolleyes:

Ooh?!?! What speed are you getting in japan? Im going soon and would like to know.

You know, technology improvements march on. It would not be surprising to me that within a very short period of time, at least a limited amount of high speed data while roaming will become a standard part of the package.

Well said.

And folks forget TMO doesn't charge per se for international roaming. No other network provider offers this. Comparing to Google Fi or others is a typical apple vs oranges argument.

If you need the higher speed, then just pay for it. :D

Agreed. I imagine T-Mo will match Google Fi's faster data with fee but likely not before I leave :( I'd rather not switch - but for sig faster speed it is worth paying a few bucks a month. Remember with T-Mo you actually pay for up to (as in up to 3GB). If you don't use it, you still paid for it. With Google you pay for what you use. So in actuality (in my case) I'll be lowering my bill AND getting faster internet internationally.

.15 Mbps up/down. Pretty slow according to that - but definitely significantly faster than 2G in S Korea a few days prior. I can use Google Maps with ease and even surf the web.

Thanks for the data point.

Yes that's the speed I get.

0.14 Download
0.11 Upload

I tried to upload the photo here, but failed...

Has anyone successfully been able to use the Hot Spot and tether another phone while roaming in Europe?
It would be awesome if can turn on Hot Spot and get another phone or iPad on the internet too.

Does it work and is there a charge for it?

Yes it works, no charge.

Are you sure? It says no tethering.

Calls over Wi-Fi are $.20/min (no charge for Wi-Fi calls to U.S.). Coverage not available in some areas; we are not responsible for the performance of our roaming partners’ networks. Standard speeds approx. 128 Kbps. No tethering.


http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-p...countries.html

I guess I'm willing to pay for extra speed but I can't find the pricing for Japan and HK. Anyone know where I can find it?

I believe this is it.

$15 for 100MB expires in 1 day
$25 for 200MB expires in 1 week
$50 for 500MB expires in 2 weeks

https://hideki.hclippr.com/2015/04/1...ming-in-japan/

My Samsung Note 5 tether/HotSpot ability is T-Mobile "controlled," and it won't work unless I pay for the service.

But if I put my sim in an unlocked iPhone I can give my devices WiFi without problem.

Oh! Interesting. Sadly all my iphones are still being financed through tmobile. So probably locked by tmobile.

+1 (Currently in Japan)
The problem is not in Iphones... he mentioned his Samsung Note 5.

I have an Iphone 6 from T-mobile no problem at all..

I'd be willing to pay an extra $20-$25 a month as an add-on if they would unthrottle the international. For now, I'm sticking with Project Fi.

My issue with Project-Fi is that roaming is flakey at least for my wife, she purchased Fi to use while in Singapore and Japan and had some issue roaming in Japan, that Google was never able to fix.

She eventually just used her T-Mobile line slow as it was which worked more reliably than her Fi line or her friends Verizon line which was just as flakey.