I have been with T-Mobile (formerly VoiceStream formerly OmniPoint) for more than five years now and have been grandfathered under the old international (non-WorldClass) calling option. Much cheaper for me when going to Germany, incoming calls are just 30 cents or so, outgoing about a dollar, maybe a bit more, but overall better for me than the WorldClass option where both, incoming and outgoing is a dollar. However, if you travel frequently to multiple countries, WorldClass is easier to understand and predict.
I used to have a prepaid SIM card for Germany (D2), which I bought a few years ago while I was there (was about 30 dollars at the time, but required a German address and ID to get it). It's good if you mainly make outgoing phone calls, but if you rely on incoming ones and don't want to go through the hassle (and cost) of setting up call forwarding on your cell to that new number or having to inform people of the new (temporary) number, it's a pain in the neck. I'm just dealing with the additional cost when I'm in Germany and am ok with it (like I said, just 30 cents for incoming calls, and I keep them very short). Oh, and to answer your question about service: You can savely assume that all across Europe you get excellent reception and call clarity -- much better than here. Most of Europe is virtually 100% covered with regard to GSM service. Canada is very spotty (worse than the U.S.). Don't know about Mexico and Asia. It's always fun having friendd of mine dial my NYC cell phone number, only for me to tell them that I'm in Germany. Can't get that on Spring or Verizon... ;-) Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "laluz021" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [T-Mobile-US] Roaming in foreign countries Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:14:39 -0000 > Anyone had experience using their T-Mobile service using the World > Class option? Did you use it in Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico? How > did the service and cost seem to you? Has anyone gone the other > route and switched SIM cards to the local one? How does a person > figure out if it's worth the extra cost for a different SIM? Did you > buy your SIM in the country or off a website here in the US? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Tcy2bD/SOnJAA/cosFAA/G6uqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> - - - - Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
