T-Mobile Now Offers Unlimited Talk, Text and 4G LTE Data in Canada and Mexico at No Additional Charge

[Keane16]

Do something like this in Europe and they will really get something going. This is a great deal for anyone in the US near a border town.

European carriers are getting mandated to offer this by 2017 and some carriers ('Free' in France) are starting to offer this already earlier.

As Andy says below, we already get that in reverse with Three in the UK.

Three in the UK are setting the example for European carriers.

Trip to Vegas last month, I was shocked when I got this - it really is a great deal...



I got on early and only pay £15 a month - unlimited texts, minutes and 4G. Plus the roaming thrown in too.

 

[andy9l]

I got on early and only pay £15 a month - unlimited texts, minutes and 4G. Plus the roaming thrown in too.

Yup, we signed up for the same thing at the same time then! I pay £17.98 per month for the same tariff but 30-day rolling whereas yours would have been a 12 month plan, right?

 

[Keane16]

Yup, we signed up for the same thing at the same time then! I pay £17.98 per month for the same tariff but 30-day rolling whereas yours would have been a 12 month plan, right?

Yeah, mine is a 12 month contract - finishes in September I think at which point I'll just roll it over for as long as I can. I initially signed up for the £10 a month version which is capped at 2GB (all other allowances the same). A while back I called up to change to the £15 version. The guy on the phone said the price had gone up. I explained how I would sign up anyway for £18 a month, I also told him I got my gf on Three, and always talk them up to all my friends. He said he'd check a few things, a minute later he said "as you're a good customer we'll give you the deal for £15 a month, and we will not extend your contract end date". I wasn't even fishing for this, it was a genuinely pleasant bit of customer service.

I took my time moving to Three - with all the horror stories regarding customer service levels and poor signal. But having transferred from O2 (and used Vodafone and Orange in the past) I have to say Three is just as good. And when you factor in the prices it's almost a no-brainer.

A lot of my friends got hit with roaming charges on the Vegas trip from £30 to £250+. I know a few of them are eyeing Three too now. Hopefully as they grow they keep up the good deals and good service.

 

[iolinux333]

Yeah, mine is a 12 month contract - finishes in September I think at which point I'll just roll it over for as long as I can. I initially signed up for the £10 a month version which is capped at 2GB (all other allowances the same). A while back I called up to change to the £15 version. The guy on the phone said the price had gone up. I explained how I would sign up anyway for £18 a month, I also told him I got my gf on Three, and always talk them up to all my friends. He said he'd check a few things, a minute later he said "as you're a good customer we'll give you the deal for £15 a month, and we will not extend your contract end date". I wasn't even fishing for this, it was a genuinely pleasant bit of customer service.

I took my time moving to Three - with all the horror stories regarding customer service levels and poor signal. But having transferred from O2 (and used Vodafone and Orange in the past) I have to say Three is just as good. And when you factor in the prices it's almost a no-brainer.

A lot of my friends got hit with roaming charges on the Vegas trip from £30 to £250+. I know a few of them are eyeing Three too now. Hopefully as they grow they keep up the good deals and good service.

Can anyone confirm this does not work with the "Unlimited" 5Gig LTE 100 minute $30 prepaid plan?

 

[Vanilla35]

Can anyone confirm this does not work with the "Unlimited" 5Gig LTE 100 minute $30 prepaid plan?

Pretty sure it doesn't work with prepaid

 

[Huracan]

Two things:
1. Someone asked about roaming partners in Mexico. As far as I've seen around in the Internet I think it is both Telcel and Movistar. My son is traveling in Mexico and he saw his phone change from Movistar to Telcel LTE (but not higher speed). Perhaps this is in preparation of July 15.
2. I've seen a lot of media coverage, forum posters, AT&T apologists fail to realize that even bigger than the roaming functionality it is the free calling to Mexico and Canada. With millions and millions of people making calls to friends and families in Canada and Mexico, T-Mobile has a good chance of getting a lot of people switch to T-Mobile. I've seen forum posters saying that AT&T might not be forced to act because this plan attracts only business people who travel to Mexico or Canada frequently. As I say, they fail to see all the regular folks who call to Mexico often and also travel with family to Mexico or Canada frequently. I understand Mexico is also (through legislation) moving towards free calls from Mexico to the US. One big player was Nextel (with their 2-Way radio function) that allowed people to communicate from Mexico to US and back for free. Now there are many more options to communicate for free (voice, messages), WhatsApp, Skype, Messenger, etc. However, for an old good call to a fixed line, this T-Mobile offer is hard to beat.

I was an AT&T customer for years, but I am having much more fun with T-Mobile and their antics than I ever had with AT&T. Yes, AT&T has better coverage, but they lack innovation (Wi-Fi calling, they were late on Voice over LTE, etc.) and I really dislike their overage strategy. I much rather suffer an occasional (not often at all, as I live in a large urban area) poor signal than AT&T business practices.

 

[dulcimer47]

Can someone who lives in Canada join a group plan that is based in the US under this offer? The fine print says "call Canada from the US, but can the line be based in Canada? What kind of carrier coverage exists in Canada? I believe US AT&T customers pick up Rogers in Canada? Does something like this happen in Canada and are there roaming fees?