Help, please. No clear answers on this: International UMA. Free?
Can someone knowledgable answer this? I know it has been discussed 28.2 billion times but I called T-Mobile and got 2 different answers from 3 different reps.
The situation is my girlfriend is on vacation in China. She is able to connect to Wifi/UMA at her aunt's house. She has a UMA-enabled 8900 Curve on T-Mobile with mobile-to-mobile calling.
Basically can she call me over UMA (no tower connection) and not be charged extra?
One T-Mobile rep said yes all UMA/wifi calling is free no matter where you are anywhere in the world, as long as you're not connected to a tower.
Another rep said there is NO way of knowing and that it is certainly possible to get charged by the actual internet provider in china she is connected to. She said the charge (if they do decide to charge, is $2.99 a minute)
My girlfriend will be in China for 3 weeks. So if she is making calls to me and her family that whole time, I suspect there will be a VERY, VERY large bill waiting for her.
Is it free? or is it not?
Please answer only if you know 100% for sure! And if you don't mind, cite your source too! :p