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WHY SWITCHING TO T-MOBILE WAS THE BEST TRAVEL DECISION

5/3/2014

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One of the most questionable decisions I made before leaving New York was switching to T-Mobile from Verizon Wireless.  My 10+ years with Verizon was the longest relationship I’ve ever had and it treated me like a queen - most of the time.  Widely known as having the best coverage in NYC, Verizon was a no-brainer even when my mom decided it was time for me to leave the nest and kicked me off the family plan.

Switching to T-Mobile as a traveler has turned out to be one of the best decisions I could have made.  Not only is my monthly bill lower than it was with Verizon, I get FREE international text messaging.  That means not only are my texts free to send and receive, the people I’m messaging with don’t pay anything either.  Additionally, if I need to make a phone call – regardless of if I’m calling a local European number or someone in the States, I only get charged $.20 per minute (in this case, the recipient of my call would pay whatever their long distance rate is).  I did quite a bit of research before making the switch, and even the representative I spoke with at Verizon suggested they didn’t have the best plan.  Including international coverage would be in ADDITION to my regular Verizon bill.  Other carriers had similar models.

And finally: data.  I paid for 3G of data per month (can be easily changed if I use more or less data).  Here’s the kicker:  If I go over my allotted data, I won’t be charged a cent.  My standard bill will be the same each month no matter what.  All that will happen if I use more than 3G is that the connection will slow down.  BRILLIANT!

TIP:  For Verizon users with an iPhone, before you pay to have your phone unlocked so a new carrier can take over, have the new carrier check first.  Turned out my phone was unlocked so I didn’t have to pay ANYTHING at T-Mobile, I just had to pay for the cancelation of my Verizon account.
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    Hi! I'm Stacy, a 28 year old Manhattanite who quit her job to go on a 100-day journey across the world.  Follow me as I hot air balloon in Turkey, hike the Todra Gorge in Morocco, horseback ride across Ireland, and take part in all the other active adventures I can find!

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