Interesting and good to know - it was really nice being able to stream videos when I was out and about (but VERY frustrating that gps lost a lot while on the metro/subway - but this wasn't a sprint issue) and esp. helpful to have when trying to use google translate (alto have to say it doesn't work well for japanese)

I visited Greece a couple of years ago in July 2016 and T-Mobile was running free high-speed international data for all of July and August that year.

It was terrific. But then they came out with the One plan, including the One Plus in order to get higher tethering speeds and I kind of suspected we wouldn't see those kinds of promotions again.

Yes it includes calls to OTHER countries on the list in the Wiki - those are all within the scope of county to country calls being included

That's one hell of a deal for international calling, which presumably includes calls to mobile phones.

Yeah Irony is that the Domestic calling plan for Intl numbers ISN'T this liberal. Since you are deemed to be under 50% use for Intl Roaming the abusers who use this for full time wouldn't get much out of it. Besides if you used it each day for 30 days - it's $150 extra revenue TMO gets - so I would expect the end result is most people will call the US and the local country they are in and they come out about even.

I don't know why anyone would use the domestic plan - most of the time you come out ahead with google Voice or some other dial-around service.

Which 'Domestic' plan are you referring to? I've got Stateside International for $15/month. I love it because all my international calls are covered and I don't have the hassle of remembering to use a dial-ar:eek:und service. Forgetting could otherwise be costly as just calling Europe is several dollars/minute. Am I missing anything?

I have International calling disabled on my T-mobile account when I am in the US. So no accidental calls possible.

Google Voice automatically routes all "+" international calls that are dialed on the phone to a Google Voice controlled domestic number where the call is cross-connected to the number I dialed. Totally seamless..

I used both CityMapper (highly recommend if they support where you're traveling to, moreso than Google Maps) and Google Maps in London. Even with the TMo One (not Plus) slower plan, the speed was perfectly acceptable. I agree with others -- DO download the maps under the Offline Maps option, but it will work without it. Also turn off the traffic & satellite layers if you don't need them as they'll use more data.

Likewise, make sure you Restrict Background Data to make sure there isn't an app in the background chewing away on your precious data stream. This made the biggest difference for me. Also, if your web browser has a Data Saver option, enable it or use a browser like Opera Mini which has data compression.

So, this means incoming Stateside calls (think: clever telemarketers and wrong numbers) are free now while abroad?

I'm in the Maldives now. I got the included 2G data, text, and 25 cents/minute calls message, so the expanded location list seems to be working. My phone seems to be connecting to Ooredoo but only HSPA, not LTE.

Some networks don't always open up ALL technologies for roaming. When you say 2G speeds - what do you get on fast.com.

Getting throttled 2G is one thing but their HSPA should be more in the range of 512Kb to 3Mb/sec - a lot of maldives is microwave back haul so don't expect great speeds if in less LOCAL populated areas (e.g. resorts)

*ONLY* if you add the $5 a day pass. - Having that expire and getting a call will result in a charge of 25c per min