Could T-Mobile (U.S.) new global plan doom the global SIM card business?

[Bossman]

I agree - Even as a non-tmobile customer (I only have prepaid for my kids with them), I am considering giving this a try when next I travel out of the country. I will just sign up for their cheapest monthly plan that includes this, I think it's $50, and then cancel after 1 month.

[powerlifter]

Look at the www. Milepoint.com in the technolgy forum there is a guy who called T-mobile to make sure he was on the correct plan. He spent a few hrs in the UK and two days in Belgium. He came home to $1500 phone bill. He explains it very well on the forum. So before you commit to this look at this person experience with this product.

[Bossman]

Thanks for the heads-up. It certainly a glitch in their system. And his account is being credited for all charges. Hopefully, tmobile fixes all these glitches in the next few months.

http://milepoint.com/forums/threads/...n.73757/page-2

Originally Posted by powerlifter

Look at the www. Milepoint.com in the technolgy forum there is a guy who called T-mobile to make sure he was on the correct plan. He spent a few hrs in the UK and two days in Belgium. He came home to $1500 phone bill. He explains it very well on the forum. So before you commit to this look at this person experience with this product.

[snidely]

Originally Posted by Bossman

I agree - Even as a non-tmobile customer (I only have prepaid for my kids with them), I am considering giving this a try when next I travel out of the country. I will just sign up for their cheapest monthly plan that includes this, I think it's $50, and then cancel after 1 month.

TM charges $50 for the first line, $30 for the 2nd line, and $10 a month for lines 3-5. Unlimited voice, text, and data. (Data is throttled after 500Mb but you can keep hi-speed data for xtra ($20?) a month.

When logging on in China (and later in Hong Kong) got following texts from TM:
1.
"Welcome to China. Unlimited text incl. with your global coverage. Talk $0.20/min. More info http://t-mo.co/tc
2.
"Wifi call charges are free to the U.S., $0.20/min. locally. To all other countries: long distance rates (as if originating from the U.S.) [comment: those rates are high. You can call other "Global Countries" for 20¢/min. via cell tower in roaming country.]
3.
"Unlimited web included as part of your global coverage. To purchase high speed data please visit: http:t-mo.co/4G-data


Please note those URLs give error messages even if you add a .com instead o just "co". TM is obviously having initial startup problems.

EDIT I CAN LOG IN by clicking on the URL in the text msg on my phone.