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MetroPCS adds service in Mexico and Canada

T-Mobile US’ prepaid brand MetroPCS expands talk, text and data to Canada

Continuing to take cues from its parent company T-Mobile US, prepaid brand MetroPCS expanded its international efforts to Canada, offering unlimited talk, text and data north of the border as part of a new “North America Unlimited” package.

The new MetroPCS service allows customers to tap into their domestic unlimited calling, messaging and data plans when roaming in Mexico and Canada for $5 per month. Customers with a $40 or higher monthly base rate plan can add the feature by accessing their account online, dialing 611 or going into a MetroPCS store. MetroPCS initially launched Mexico roaming in July.

The MetroPCS offering piggybacks on T-Mobile US’ “Mobile without Borders” plan that launched in July. MetroPCS does not offer its own version of T-Mobile US’ Simple Global plan, which covers some 145 countries where customers can access free text messaging, data and low-cost calling from their mobile device.

Last month MetroPCS added 1 gigabyte of unthrottled data access to its $40 and $50 per month plans, which now include 3 GB and 5 GB of high-speed data access, respectively. Those customers are also able to use their entire data allotment with their device acting as a mobile hot spot, while customers on the carrier’s $60 per month “unlimited” data plan have seen their mobile hot spot allotment grow from 6 GB to 8 GB.

Customers on rate plans beginning at $40 per month also have access to MetroPCS’ “Music Unlimited” service, which includes access to 33 streaming music services that will not take away from a customer’s data allotment. The service is similar to T-Mobile US’ Music Freedom service launched in 2014.

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Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief
Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief
Sean focuses on multiple subject areas including 5G, Open RAN, hybrid cloud, edge computing, and Industry 4.0. He also hosts Arden Media's podcast Will 5G Change the World? Prior to his work at RCR, Sean studied journalism and literature at the University of Mississippi then spent six years based in Key West, Florida, working as a reporter for the Miami Herald Media Company. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.