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This is crazy. International roaming is one reason I switched to T-Mobile. I recently traveled through Southeast Asia and had usable internet throughout Indones

by cvg 12y ago

This is crazy. International roaming is one reason I switched to T-Mobile. I recently traveled through Southeast Asia and had usable internet throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam (looks like no more free internet in Vietnam). The internet was about 256-512 Kbps and was available even in rural locations. I also had access to my US number when I was on wifi - calls in and out. T-mobile coverage isn't perfect in the States, but overall pretty happy with the switch.

chatmasta 12y ago
I went to the same places and paid $5 for 7 days prepaid 3G. Got 10-20mbps at least.
- cvg 12y ago
  That's the right way, but internet on landing was super convenient. I bought proper SIMs for the places I stayed longer than a few days, but did it outside the airport (cheaper and no lines) once I was settled in.
jordanthoms 12y ago
Yeah, it's great - but it's important to note that, despite the un-carrier moves, you only get that free data roaming with a post-paid plan. If you are on prepay and paying the exact same amount for the same service within the US, you'll still get charged the extortionate data prices when you roam (although you won't get a massive bill, it'll just stop when your credit runs out in a few seconds).
danellis 12y ago
> International roaming is one reason I switched to T-Mobile. It's nice that it doesn't cost any extra, but in my limited experience with it (in Canada and the UK), it is extremely slow. It's fine for having your phone picking up your mail, but things like Google Maps don't seem to work so well, and anything that involves uploading speech for recognition just seems to fail.
- psykovsky 12y ago
  Yes, because you can't type what you want to ask google, you need speech recognition, you delicate flower.
  - danellis 12y ago
    Yes, there are times when it's useful. That's why it exists, you insufferable prick. As it happens, I was using Glass a lot during that trip.

by cvg 12y ago

chatmasta 12y ago

I went to the same places and paid $5 for 7 days prepaid 3G. Got 10-20mbps at least.

cvg 12y ago
That's the right way, but internet on landing was super convenient. I bought proper SIMs for the places I stayed longer than a few days, but did it outside the airport (cheaper and no lines) once I was settled in.

jordanthoms 12y ago

Yeah, it's great - but it's important to note that, despite the un-carrier moves, you only get that free data roaming with a post-paid plan. If you are on prepay and paying the exact same amount for the same service within the US, you'll still get charged the extortionate data prices when you roam (although you won't get a massive bill, it'll just stop when your credit runs out in a few seconds).

danellis 12y ago

> International roaming is one reason I switched to T-Mobile. It's nice that it doesn't cost any extra, but in my limited experience with it (in Canada and the UK), it is extremely slow. It's fine for having your phone picking up your mail, but things like Google Maps don't seem to work so well, and anything that involves uploading speech for recognition just seems to fail.

psykovsky 12y ago
Yes, because you can't type what you want to ask google, you need speech recognition, you delicate flower.
- danellis 12y ago
  Yes, there are times when it's useful. That's why it exists, you insufferable prick. As it happens, I was using Glass a lot during that trip.