Fi also wins over T-Mobile for international data, where they give you 4G instead of 3G.
(Unless things have changed—when I had T-Mobile, you had to pay extra for international 4G)
(Unless things have changed—when I had T-Mobile, you had to pay extra for international 4G)
> When you travel abroad in 210+ countries and destinations you will have unlimited data at up to 128kbps [...]. If you frequently travel internationally and require a higher speed you can add T-Mobile One Plus™ and get up to 256kbps speeds abroad for $15/mo.
For full disclosure their "One Plus" offering does include other things:
- HD streaming.
- 20GB of 4G LTE mobile hotspot data.
- Unlimited in-flight Wi-Fi.
- Voicemail to Text.
So you can debate if Fi (international 4G) or T-Mobile w/One Plus (in-flight Wi-Fi) is superior for international travel.
For maps, music and Uber 3G worked just fine for me in the UK and India.
Note that with T-Mobile's roaming, you're still on the 4G/LTE network. It's just that they throttle you to 3G speeds.
At least it's better than it was 2-3 years ago, when they actually limited your phone to EDGE (!).