T-Mobile says 2G speeds are enough for global travel
When T-Mobile began to launch their “Uncarrier” brand refresh, their third phase (after eliminating handset subsidies followed by their Jump upgrade program) involved offering free overseas data roaming in more than 100 countries for subscribers of T-Mobile’s Simple Choice plans. Those roaming in the countries would have the ability to use T-Mobile’s 2G EDGE network with speeds around 128 kbps.
Last month, T-Mobile released a survey that found customers abroad:
- Call three times as much
- Text seven times more often
- Use 28 times more data than they did previously
- 53% more now roam on cellular in supported countries than before the current plans.
T-Mobile’s executive vice president of B2B, Drew Kelton, admitted recently that even though T-Mobile has received some criticism for the 2G roaming speeds, fewer than 1% of T-Mobile’s business customers abroad are choosing to upgrade to higher speeds.
Over the last few years, global roaming charges have been the source of many customer horror stories. Even though T-Mobile’s speeds may be slow overseas, it is better for consumers to be guaranteed of what they will be charged when they go to different countries.
Who could forget (didn’t mean to cite just AT&T stories):
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