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Bakersbud
Network Novice
2 years ago

free international texting

I have the Magenta plan.  How do I set up free international texting on a cruise ship?

  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan

    Nothing in any T-Mobile plan includes cruise ship usage.  The micro towers on  cruise ships are privately owned and charge some insane rates for any usage on them.   Expect ot pay around $3 a text and $7 or more for a call.  Purchase the ships WiFi package and keep the device in airplane mode with WiFi Calling enabled.  

  • I bought free texting for international travel but got a text it has ended. What's up?

  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan
    Rebeccastine7 wrote:

    I bought free texting for international travel but got a text it has ended. What's up?

    You can give Customer Care a call at 611 or reach out to T-Mobile on Facebook or Twitter to inquire as to why your international texting has ended.  Ultimately, it depends on what international plan or add-on you chose.

  • Why did my text and email coverage stop? I bought 2 weeks unlimited and it's only been 1 week...

  • You don’t. There are 215+ countries and destinations where outgoing texts are free. Cruise ships are not among them. Outgoing texts on cruise ships are usually 50¢ each.