EvoStu wrote:uknowiama wrote:The free use of data, calls and texts abroad is really useful.
Have just used this in the US and it worked flawlessly. Only issue was that I quickly figured out how they manage to offer it, they throttle the speeds when roaming massively.
Don't expect to be able to get even 3G speeds when roaming in the at home areas. Still useful for browsing the internet though and using FB and Twitter. :bigthumb:
I used Skype and Hangouts to my family back at home in the states. Picture quality was crisp as it is in the UK, and family reported no issues either.
I imagine what they throttle is data from certain services, mainly media. If I recall, I was getting around 4-7mbps down at my hotel, didn't do any tests whilst in the parks.
Let's be honest though, it's designed for holiday or business users who aren't really going to be sat there streaming media all day.
Add me to the list of bring massively impressed. One of the reasons I'm reluctant to leave three, despite having no signal at my house and their WiFi app being crap for calls