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by seanalltogether 2766 days ago
Yeah moving from the USA to UK, one of the things I definitely don't miss is us telecom pricing. I just signed up for a new plan here for 20 GBP per month that gives me 15GB of data and free call/text/data roaming in US, Canada, Australia, etc..

I pay less money for access to more data in America then my American family does.
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adventured 2766 days ago
That's not a far less expensive plan per GB though.

20 GBP is about $25 USD. T Mobile US is offering 50GB LTE at $70 per month. Adjusting your 15GB to that nets you $83 per month. T Mobile also offers free call/text/data roaming as well to dozens of other countries as part of the plan.

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ukoki 2765 days ago
You can also get unlimited everything at £20/mo though.

Three in the UK (http://www.three.co.uk/) have unlimited mobile data for £20/mo on a 12 month contract. You get:

- unlimited calls and texts in UK and 71 other countries

- unlimited mobile data in the UK in including use as a wifi hotspot

- up to 15GB data in 71 countries including use as a wifi hotspot

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posterboy 2765 days ago
Assuming Germany is on the list, that would still be a lot better than the 4GB cap + 5Eur per extra GB we have here. But to replace my landline I really need unlimited. Except, I don't really need to loose the landline other than to save for the expensive mobile contracts, and that only for streams.
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