Originally Posted by JEFFJAGUAR (Post 25347650)

Did I misinterpret something I think I read recently? As of 15 July on t mobile I think I read there are no roaming charges in Canada and Mexico. Calls to and from these countries are treated as if they are domestic and if you have unlimited talk, they are free both to make to and receive in? Is that correct?

Originally Posted by estnet (Post 25317655)

As to the blocking recc There is no profile option on my phone on my tmobile and I can't find any equivalent?

I have an android (LG flex)

Originally Posted by Majuki (Post 25348422)

That's right.

Originally Posted by JEFFJAGUAR (Post 25347631)

I found this interesting. I arrived in London and used an O2 UK sim card with its foreign plan which allows calls from the UK to the USA for 2p/minute which is really hard to beat along with the usual free reception of calls. Also when I left the UK for my cruise, I was subject to eu roaming rates which are at historic lows and will disappear altogether next year apparently. However outside the UK, calls to the USA and other places outside the eu are astronomically high.

But I also have the t mobile simple choice plan...20¢/minute to make and receive calls and my heaviest data usage was in hotels which almost always had wifi so it really didn't matter whether I used t mobile USA or O2 while in London hotels and many of the restaurants I frequent also have wifi. All well and good. But what I found most ludicrous about the whole thing. When I called within the UK while in the UK on the O2 sim card it was 40p/minute...calls to the same number in the UK on the T Mobile sim were 20¢/minute.

It looks like it's going to be t mobile all the way for my 3 or 4 trips to Europe each year.

Originally Posted by dtsm (Post 25348613)

I believe there is a $10 monthly fee and you need to call them to sign up. Check further in this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...l#post25115517

Originally Posted by JEFFJAGUAR (Post 25349492)

Looked at their web site again. Doesn't seem to indicate any additional charge for calls to and from Canada, Mexico and the USA

Originally Posted by dtsm (Post 25350226)

The website: http://explore.t-mobile.com/3countryplan, and of course the fine print:

Already a customer? Upgrade your plan or add a $10 feature to include Mexico and Canada

Then navigate to the link and continue with the conditions, etc. That is why I suggested to call, it's a little more complicated and depends on your existing plan.

Originally Posted by JEFFJAGUAR (Post 25350260)

My interpretation I think thotugh is correct. Since I'm on simple choice with the unlimited domestic talk, domestic data and reduced rate calling in 128 countries, I automatically get Canada and Mexico. If I were on some other plan which did not include these, I am being told I can upgrade the plan to simple choice or pay $10/month to include Canada and Mexico.

At least that's the way I interpret it.

Originally Posted by soitgoes (Post 25351807)

Most existing customers (prior to inclusion of Mexico/Canada) not on some special promo can change their plan to include Canada/Mexico for free, but do need to go online or call to change the plan. New customers automatically get Canada/Mexico. Existing customers on special promos may need to pay an extra $10 per month to get Canada/Mexico.

Originally Posted by Fredd (Post 25351927)

I've had one or two T-Mobile agents get confused trying to explain this to me. I really like my current Simple Choice and view T-Mobile positively, yet I'm still afraid there's some kind of "catch" if I make this change. The first agent I spoke to (some weeks ago) ended up adding the $10 monthly fee to my bill and the second took it off.

I guess I'm made suspicious by having to "change the plan" and wondering why it just doesn't happen automatically.

Any fact-based reassurances for my paranoia? ;)

Originally Posted by soitgoes (Post 25352301)

It just happens to be the same price for those on standard rates. T-Mobile wasn't willing to throw it in for free for those on cheaper rates, so they didn't add it to the old Simple Choice.