Re: Need best telecom strategies when vacationing to the Netherlands and Germany for US

2018-08-31 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Tidbits did a nice article in June or July about strategies for traveling to the UK with an iPhone. Some should be relevant. Sorry, but I just lost the link but you should be able to search tidbits.co m site. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Aug 31, 2018, at 8:41 PM, Kevin

Re: Need best telecom strategies when vacationing to the Netherlands and Germany for US

2018-08-31 Thread Kevin Gibbs
I believe I have a contract with AT&T. That contract allows me to trade my phone up for a nominal price after 12 months. That 12 months has now elapsed. But I suspect that there is probably still some benefit in the trade up policy. So, I’ll stay where I am. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2

Re: Need best telecom strategies when vacationing to the Netherlands and Germany for US

2018-08-31 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
I neglected to provide you the monthly rate. The T-Mobile plan you want, imo, is called T-Mobile ONE. Depending on your age it will be either $60 or $70 per month for both phones, both yours and your wife's phones. That includes tax and no contract commitment. Here's their web page with info on t

RE: Need best telecom strategies when vacationing to the Netherlands and Germany for US

2018-08-31 Thread Simon Fogarty
I know this is late but I’m pretty sure there is telcos’ that cover the entire European contenat so your best bet would be check them out once you hit the ground in Europe. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs Sent: Friday, 31 August 2018 5:28 AM To: MacVisionaries S

Re: Need best telecom strategies when vacationing to the Netherlands and Germany for US

2018-08-30 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Your best option, imo, is service from T-Mobile in the U.S. Your phone calls in Europe will be $0.20 per minute. Same price applies for each text message. You'll also be able to use data services, though you won't have the fastest speeds without paying. I have found the default data speeds quite