T-Mobile Announcement On G1 Roaming

You might have read about it, or you might have experienced it personally, but one way or the other, by now most people know that taking your T-Mobile G1 overseas isn’t the smartest thing to do, as you’ll likely be charged a significant amount of money for data roaming. In response to that, T-Mobile has released an official statement on the matter, and even though the statement acknowledges the problem, there isn’t a proper solution to it just yet, aside from turning off your data roaming. The statement reads:

T-Mobile is committed to delivering the best experience in wireless to our customers. If a T-Mobile customer would like to use their T-Mobile G1 while outside the country, they should contact Customer Care before they leave to ask that the WorldClass feature be added to their service at no additional charge. If they choose, customers can also disable data roaming on the G1. This can be done by going through the following steps: Home Screen > Menu > Settings > Wireless Controls > Mobile Networks > Data Roaming.

Some third party applications available for download on Android Market require access to the Internet and have the ability to turn on data roaming when in use. Customers are informed whether an application will use this feature prior to downloading, but should also be aware when traveling outside the country.