willardguy
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T-mobile free data and text to mexico
and 100 other countries.
so what do we know about this? sounds positive 
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captkw
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free text
Sounds good !!!,,But, you still need a good connection...and that can be a issue in Baja !!.........K&T
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
Sounds good !!!,,But, you still need a good connection...and that can be a issue in Baja !!.........K&T |
LOL! where you been?
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captkw
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LOL,,,LOL
Back in the saddle again...and those EYES on your avatar are still.........Weird/strange/freaky/just not normal...LOL>>>K&T
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
and 100 other countries.
so what do we know about this? sounds positive |
What T-Mobile announced last week was free data and texting while *in* Mexico (and many other countries), for T-Mobile users on certain monthly plans
(postpaid only, no prepaid). Plus calls at 20c/min.
The data is 2G only (super slow), they hope to make money from selling packets of 3G data access.
The restrictions: no trip outside the US can be more than 6 weeks, and no more than half the data in three months can be outside the US (so you can't
use it just for trips, has to be some domestic usage).
So, quite handy for those taking short trips who only need a bit of slow data (that they also use in the US), and some texting and calls. Not useful
for anybody on long trips.
Should be coverage anywhere you get a Movistar signal (as T-mobile roam on them, not on Telcel). Their 3G coverage is much worse than Telcel's so the
2G is all you'll get in most places anyway.
More details.
[Edited on 2013-10-15 by Riom]
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I'm going to have to check into this when I go to San Diego on Friday. I have a T-Mobile SmartPhone, and I can't send/receive calls and the internet
doesn't work where I live in Tijuana.
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willardguy
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thanks for clearing that up Riom, sounds wonderful for Tmobile users that make short trips down!
tjsue, have you tried locking on a us tower from your location in tijuana?
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