Just a little bit OT -- an update from Pogue on T-Mobiles new plans... (I don't work for T-Mobile or know anyone who works there.) This is an amazing breakthrough. There are a few bits of news but the big one is that T-Mobile will now do free unlimited data, free unlimited texts, and calls for $0.20/minute in 115 countries -- with no additional roaming charges! You just go to one of the 115 countries and T-Mobile just works. The $0.20/minute charge applies regardless of where you call *to*. According to Pogue, "Note, however, that you don't ever have to worry about what country you're calling to; once you arrive, every call is 20 cents a minute to every country on earth." This goes into effect at the end of the month. Pogue has some interesting things to say in his article linked below. (I use tinyurl.com to get you past the NY Times paywall by using Google as the referring page.) Mike http://tinyurl.com/NYT-Pogue-T-Mobile NY Times blog October 10, 2013 T-Mobile Hands Consumers a Pleasant Shocker By DAVID POGUE T-Mobile's plan to eliminate international roaming charges is bold and transparent. And it suggests that we've been paying those insane charges for nothing. Pogue refers to this article from yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/NYT-Chen-T-Mobile NY Times October 9, 2013 T-Mobile to Make It Cheaper to Make Calls While Abroad By BRIAN X. CHEN Original URLs: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/t-mobile-hands-consumers-a-pleasant-shocker/ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/technology/t-mobile-to-make-it-cheaper-to-make-calls-while-abroad.html