T-Mobile increases international coverage, launches high-speed data pass

Customers can now travel to over 210 destinations and use their T-Mobile phone and plan, though with some limitations. The new pass gives a bump in speeds.

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Sprint Unlimited Plus goes up to $70 per month while Unlimited Basic goes to $60

The plans go into effect from July 13 with a price jump for more data and music goodies and discounts for first-weekend subscribers.

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T-Mobile serving up unlimited high-speed data in Russia for World Cup

Postpaid customers can take part in the World Cup excitement with high-speed data throughput for the duration of the FIFA tournament.

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Sprint also frees up high-speed data in Korea for the Olympics

The carrier is following T-Mobile's steps in offering free high-speed data to its customers traveling to the games for the duration of both the Olympics and Paralympics.

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Verizon Go Unlimited now get roaming data in Canada and Mexico

From January 25, those who are on the $75 plan will get what people on the $85 plan have been getting for months: free roaming on neighborly soil.

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It’s happening: ‘Last piece of the puzzle’ in place for EU roaming charges to end soon

No more paying extra for voice calls, text messages and mobile data consumption when away from home in the EU starting no later than June 15 2017.

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It’s always summer in South America and Europe with free high-speed data from T-Mobile

Both the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics are decidedly in the rear view mirror, as is yet another seemingly too short summer. What’s a travelling-passionate sports fan to do with his life and spare time now?Well, we hear Brazil can be quite nice in the fall too (technically, spring around those parts), while over on the old continent, soccer enthusiasts have a new Champions League season to enjoy. As always, ...

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AT&T Cuba deal makes it last of the major four carriers to roam there

Sprint made it there first. Then came T-Mobile. Freaking Verizon also has a roaming agreement in Cuba. It seems that when US travel restrictions got the kibosh last year, everyone wanted to make deals across the river to keep their tourist customers connected.AT&T is the last of the major national carriers to sign an agreement with a local provider (in this case, ETECSA) for roaming services in Cuba. Data ...

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T-Mobile ‘opens communications’ between US and Cuba with local roaming deal

After 54 years of hostility and indifference, US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro reached a historic agreement in July 2015 to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries, reestablish the American embassy in Havana, and move closer than ever to lifting an age-old commercial, economic, and financial embargo.It then only took Verizon a couple of short months to bring its roaming services to Cuba, followed by Sprint in November. Meanwhile, AT&T is still in negotiations with ETECSA to make ...

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Using a smartphone across Europe is becoming cheaper, as new roaming-fee limits take effect

A smartphone’s connectivity is its lifeblood, and without access to voice, text, and most importantly data services, a handset’s value quickly starts taking a nosedive. And while we accept the face that we’re going to have to pay up for access to that kind of connectivity, no one likes getting his with chargers well in excess of what they were expecting. That’s why we were so excited last fall to hear about a big decision the European Parliament made in regards to roaming ...

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