International LTE Roaming on AT&T Grandfathered International Unlimited Data Plan
Apr 2, 2017, 10:44 am
#107
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Seattle, WA
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So all I need to do is stream some Netflix after I get home from each international trip. I got this 
Thanks for sharing the letter contents!
Thanks for sharing the letter contents!
Apr 2, 2017, 10:45 am
#108
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
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Posts: 8,162
So in other words, download BIG for the time that you're in the US so that is skews the numbers to the point that 50% outside the US isn't going to happen...
I'm not surprised they've done this - we get a similar plan through work (large corporate), and we've got multiple people that live overseas and have a phone on this plan as it's the best option for international data. I'm sure there's a number of people on the grandfathered plan doing the same thing.
I'm not surprised they've done this - we get a similar plan through work (large corporate), and we've got multiple people that live overseas and have a phone on this plan as it's the best option for international data. I'm sure there's a number of people on the grandfathered plan doing the same thing.
Apr 3, 2017, 11:38 am
#109
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
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The carving out of Vietnam is particularly annoying, it's now no longer part of ANY plan or even pay for access plan. Will be costly for those traveling there.
Apr 3, 2017, 1:40 pm
#110
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Detroit; Formerly Dubai
Posts: 3,652
Boy they must gouge roamers. Their SIMs are cheap which makes it strange. What about the HK orange roamers SIM?
Apr 3, 2017, 3:29 pm
#111
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Atlanta is home, but 2 weeks a month in Europe, South America, and Asia
Programs: SPG Gold, Marriott Gold Elite, ATT Unlimited Worldwide LTE, Global Entry, Petsmart Dog Dad
Posts: 45
Got the letter today as well. Definitely a sigh of relief! Heck, I'll go so far as to call it great news! No price increase is wonderful, and looks like I'll have no problem complying with the 50% roaming cap. I did spend two weeks of November in Germany, but I generally don't do that kind of travel two months in a row. And even then, my roaming total was far less than 50% of my total data usage for the month.
For a point of comparison, my total data usage that entire month was less than 1.5 GB including all Domestic and International data usage. I've always "tread lightly" with my roaming data usage- i.e. no streaming of video or music, etc.
Cuba and Vietnam would be nice additions one day, but I think this news is far better than most of us expected.
Cheers!
Kupe
For a point of comparison, my total data usage that entire month was less than 1.5 GB including all Domestic and International data usage. I've always "tread lightly" with my roaming data usage- i.e. no streaming of video or music, etc.
Cuba and Vietnam would be nice additions one day, but I think this news is far better than most of us expected.
Cheers!
Kupe
Apr 3, 2017, 4:01 pm
#112
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Atlanta is home, but 2 weeks a month in Europe, South America, and Asia
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Trying hard now to find any bad news among the good news!
What I found is that apparently the International Day Passes cannot be added to any of the grandfathered Unlimited Plans- domestic or international. I just tried and the only add-on options were the old Passport add-ons.
My wife has the grandfathered Domestic (used to be $30, now $40) and I have the grandfathered world Unlimited (still $64.99).
Why would one want to? The Day Passes include unlimited Voice calling as I read it. Yes, of course one can always Skype or use one of the other VOIP apps over LTE or 3G, but on occasion it would be handy for just a few days to be able to use the phone as is from any of the Day Pass countries.
Still, not a terrible sacrifice to keep the Unlimited World LTE!
Kupe
What I found is that apparently the International Day Passes cannot be added to any of the grandfathered Unlimited Plans- domestic or international. I just tried and the only add-on options were the old Passport add-ons.
My wife has the grandfathered Domestic (used to be $30, now $40) and I have the grandfathered world Unlimited (still $64.99).
Why would one want to? The Day Passes include unlimited Voice calling as I read it. Yes, of course one can always Skype or use one of the other VOIP apps over LTE or 3G, but on occasion it would be handy for just a few days to be able to use the phone as is from any of the Day Pass countries.
Still, not a terrible sacrifice to keep the Unlimited World LTE!
Kupe
Apr 3, 2017, 5:12 pm
#113
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Cupertino, CA - AA:PLT 2MM; Marriott:Plt; Hilton:Slv
Posts: 563
I'm actually quite pleased with the call quality of Facetime Audio and it serves the purpose of family calls for me. Usually I can limit the need for voice calls other than family so it's an easy solution here.
Apr 3, 2017, 6:46 pm
#114
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Atlanta is home, but 2 weeks a month in Europe, South America, and Asia
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Aug 1, 2017, 9:14 am
#115
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Can anyone confirm how this legacy international data plan operates in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos? Seems Vietnam is a NO at this point, but I've gotten conflicting reports from AT&T about Cambodia and Laos.
Aug 1, 2017, 2:06 pm
#116
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Atlanta is home, but 2 weeks a month in Europe, South America, and Asia
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Worked for me in Cambodia a couple years ago (3G I seem to recall). Didn't get to Laos.
Aug 1, 2017, 5:12 pm
#117
Join Date: Feb 2000
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Thanks for the data point. Although in the fast mowing world of data plans and coverage access a two year old data point probsbly isn’t a reliable fact. Anyone with more recent experience?
Aug 4, 2017, 12:35 pm
#118
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Mia
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 36
Slower speeds than normal
I was overseas last week in mainland China. I travel there 3-5 times a year and i have the AT&T grandfather unlimited international data. I use 3-5gb per month and less than 1gb international data. For the first time my data was running at speeds of 0.5mbps for download. I had a project fi phone and connecting on the same network the project fi phone would get great speeds.
Has anyone else experience this while traveling abroad.
Has anyone else experience this while traveling abroad.
Aug 27, 2017, 12:47 pm
#120
Join Date: Jul 2009
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So it looks like Vietnam is now included in the list of international countries under "Passport" but not "International Day Pass".
https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/in...untries.html#v
Wonder what this means for our unlimited plans? Is Vietnam now included (again)?
https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/in...untries.html#v
Wonder what this means for our unlimited plans? Is Vietnam now included (again)?