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International Texting -- iMessage vs. SMS/MMS
With my plan, I get unlimited 2G data and texting while traveling internationally. I am wondering about the "texting" part of this. Does it matter whether I use iMessage or SMS or MMS? There are opti...
SpiffyCat wrote:Thanks for that info, but my main goal is to avoid any charges coming from accidentally using cellular service. Is there anything I should turn off when I leave the US? Or anything I should avoid using regarding texting?
Not really, unless you are in one of the small number of countries where outgoing messages are charged, there's really nothing you can do to get charged. The big surprises can come from making calls to non-US numbers when on WiFi. In this case, the call is routed from the US as an international call and T-Mobile's international rack rates are absurd.
The issue with sending iMessages and MMS is that they use data and data is severely throttled. Folks have gotten in the habit of sending very large MMS (e.g 4 MB pictures). Using the free international data this can be very slow.
