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Xfinity Mobile charges $300 per Gb when traveling international, is this a trap?
By default Xfinity Mobile charges at a rate of $0.3 per Mb which is equivalent to $300 per Gb, this really concerns me. I've chatted with an online live agent and was kept on being told Global travel pass is better and you should use it. My problem is I don't really need any of these but there might be cases where my kid accidentally turned on data roaming and I can see bills easily in $1000s.
The online chat agent also told me that it's not possible to retro-activate Global travel pass for past usage, so basically I'm [Edited: "Language"] to fall into this trap unless I'm willing to pay $10 per line per day, so for an international travel of one week it will be $280 for a family of 4.
DaveO3
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1 day ago
XM’s pay as you go rates are much less than AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. They all want you to use their daily or other passes in the case of T-Mobile. So, you may want to put your kids on the GTP.
Of course the other option would be to add a data eSIM on their phones if they are unlocked. Another option would be to switch them to Tello Mobile which uses the T-Mobile network as it has great pay as you go rates ($0.01/MB)?
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DreamSayerZ
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1 day ago
@user_wwvwfd An option could be to enable Airplane mode on all your phones when traveling internationally to avoid roaming charges and then connect to available Wi-Fi networks for internet access. While Airplane mode is active, you can still turn on Wi-Fi and connect to available networks. You could also enable Wi-Fi calling to make and receive calls. And perhaps only use a global pass on one phone for security and peace of mind.
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