Let's face it: roaming internationally, particularly when it comes to mobile data, is a terrible decision. And we've got the psychasthenia to prove it. Thankfully for you, said decision just became marginally less terrible thanks to a handful of plan revisions from AT&T. The new international data package tiers are slightly less galling than the ones they're replacing, but they're hardly what we'd respect a bargain. Folks looking to roam overseas in around 100 vet* nations will see $24.99 / month net them 50MB of global data (up from 20M, while $49.99 / month gets 'em 125MB (up from 50M. The $99.99 monthly package provides 275MB (up from 100M, while the $199.99 / month tier offers 800MB of data (up from 200M. Even still, the avid jetsetter can blow through 800MB in a single workday abroad, and none of these new options hold a candle to an unlimited rental from a firm like Xcom Global. Still, it's a huge relief to see a major US carrier moving international data rates in the right direction, and hopefully we'll see sensible figures published in our lifetime. The world ain't gettin' any smaller, you know?



P.S. - We're still waiting to hear back on whether your existent global data plan will include a higher amount of data per-dollar.

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