T-Mobile has been aggressively finding new ways to lure customers. First it changed the way plans are sold and now it's making world travel a lot easier and cheaper. It is also going 4G LTE throughout the nation.
Tonight at an event in Bryant Park, where Shakira performed. T-Mobile announced that its 4G LTE network reaches over 200 million people in 223 metro markets in the U.S.
T-Mobile will also offer unlimited global data to over 100 countries at no extra cost for Simple Plan subscribers.
"You can't leave the country without coming home to bill-shock, said Legere, "So we're making the world your network - at no extra cost.
T-Mobile earlier today, showed a new magenta globe teaser page that "The world is your network at no extra charge."
The new global coverage will be in over 100 countries, starting October 31 business or individuals will get unlimited data and texting to 100 Simple Global countries.
Existing Simple Choice customers with qualifying plan option will have global coverage automatically added to their plan by October 31st.
Another plan is the Stateside International Talk and Text feature that costs $10 a month for Simple Choice plan subscribers. Customers never pay more than 20 cents a minute to any number in any Si[mple Global country, including mobile to mobile. Calls to landlines in more than 70 of these countries are unlimited and included at no extra cost. Unlimited texting is also included to all countries.
T-Mobile's CEO John Legere Tweeted this morning, "Today is the day! The day we change the way the world uses their phones! You ready? #unleash."
Global roaming with most U.S. carriers is very expensive. T-Mobile noted that hen U.S. customers use their phones abroad, their costs often total $1,000 a day or more. So more than 40 percent of customers turn off data roaming completely. Another 20 percent more say they would if they knew how.
Tonight Shakira is performed at the event where T-Mobile will revealed the Un-Carrier 3.0 which is the world roaming option.
Countries covered:
Aland Islands Dominica Kenya South Africa
Anguilla Dominican Republic Kuwait South Korea
Antigua and Barbuda Easter Island Latvia Spain
Argentina Ecuador Lithuania Sri Lanka
Armenia Egypt Luxembourg St. Barthelemy
Aruba El Salvador Malaysia St. Kitts and Nevis
Australia Estonia Malta St. Lucia
Austria Faeroe Islands Martinique St. Martin
Bahrain Finland Mexico St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Barbados France Moldova Suriname
Belgium French Guiana Montserrat Svalbard
Bermuda Germany Netherlands Sweden
Bolivia Ghana Netherlands Antilles Switzerland
Bonaire Greece New Zealand Taiwan
Brazil Grenada Nicaragua Thailand
British Virgin Islands Guadeloupe Norway Trinidad and Tobago
Bulgaria Guatemala Pakistan Turkey
Cambodia Guyana Panama Turkmenistan
Canada Hong Kong Peru Turks and Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands Hungary Philippines Ukraine
Chile Iceland Poland United Arab Emirates
China India Portugal United Kingdom
Christmas Island Indonesia Qatar Uruguay
Colombia Iraq Romania Uzbekistan
Costa Rica Ireland Russia Vatican City
Curacao Israel Saudi Arabia Venezuela
Cyprus Italy Singapore Vietnam
Czech Republic Jamaica Sint Maarten Zambia
Denmark Japan Slovakia
["You can't leave the country without coming home to bill-shock, said Legere, "So we're making the world your network - at no extra cost.]
Wow -- do you feel like they are actually delivering on this? I just renewed with Sprint, but I like a company taking this seriously (instead of seeing the opportunity to gouge).
I have felt like Verizon has had favorable policies for this scenario in the past.