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International Texting -- iMessage vs. SMS/MMS
With my plan, I get unlimited 2G data and texting while traveling internationally. I am wondering about the “texting” part of this. Does it matter whether I use iMessage or SMS or MMS? There are opti...
First off, it’s not really “2G data”, rather it’s whatever data is available throttled at T-Mobile’s end to about 128 kbps.
Texting includes SMS and MMS but be aware that MMS uses data. So, if the data is throttled, the MMS will be throttled. Sending a 3 MB picture will take quite a while. iMessage is a data app, same answer. You might want to set your phone to not automatically download MMS content.
