What are folks doing to maintain contact with family back home in the US while traveling all over the world. I am aware of things like Skype, WiFi calling in the hotel, etc.
I am trying to figure out what would work best when "out and about" away from wifi coverage to keep in touch with the wife and kids. I currently have AT&T but their prices seem a little high.
What is everyone doing? Has anyone had good luck with the Tmobile plan?
I am trying to figure out what would work best when "out and about" away from wifi coverage to keep in touch with the wife and kids. I currently have AT&T but their prices seem a little high.
What is everyone doing? Has anyone had good luck with the Tmobile plan?
I've been using Google-Fi and have been pleased with the service. If you or anyone wants to sign-up hit me or any current Google-Fi user up. It's a $20 referral fee for both.
I can't recommend T-mobile enough. $100 including taxes for two lines. If you are on wifi you can make regular calls back home over wifi for free. If you're not on wifi, calls are just 20 cents a minute to/from pretty much anywhere including intl numbers.
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Yeah, we are looking to switch to T-Mobile as well. Sprint has been good recently, but still think T-Mobile is better.Originally Posted by sandstorm
I can't recommend T-mobile enough. $100 including taxes for two lines. If you are on wifi you can make regular calls back home over wifi for free. If you're not on wifi, calls are just 20 cents a minute to/from pretty much anywhere including intl numbers.
With T-Mobile, you get the free international roaming for data in quite a few countries. Without paying extra, it is slowed to Edge speed, but it is good enough for FaceTime audio calls, so the calls are free.
I'll also vouch for T-mobile and their international free data. It's a great deal and works in many countries. Just realize however that after coming from AT&T(then Cingular), that T-mobile's domestic service/reception is probably the least desirable of all. Just my observation YMMV.
AT&T recently started using the international day pass for $10/day that you use it. What you use abroad is deducted from uses data your home plan.
It's cheaper than some previous AT&T plans but there are better deals out there for sure.
The domestic US performance is good and internationally it connects to local LTE network. I've heard great things about fios but have the iOS handcuffs, so, day pass works good enough for the few days that I use it each month.
It's cheaper than some previous AT&T plans but there are better deals out there for sure.
The domestic US performance is good and internationally it connects to local LTE network. I've heard great things about fios but have the iOS handcuffs, so, day pass works good enough for the few days that I use it each month.
I use T-mobile and I am quite happy overall with the WIFI calling having used it in Asia, Europe and the ME. I think if you are out of WIFI coverage then it will be a lot more expensive though. So I stick to WIFI calls only. I pay less than $100 for two lines with a military discount.
I had AT&T for years. It was ok. Good quality, but a bit more expensive than others. I now have T-mobile. Reliability is a little bit lower, and customer service is worse (which you really don't use that much) but overall cost is much lower. As a big plus, you can use your phone as a hotspot for free for your other devices, which AT&T wanted $45 month for. Also nice is that streaming services are not included in your data use.
