T-Mobile is expanding coverage for Simple Choice plan users to Mexico and Canada. Starting July 15, T-Mobile will offer free roaming and LTE data for prepaid and postpaid customers who travel to those countries.
You could already use your T-Mobile devices in those countries, but the reduction in data transfer speeds makes it nearly useless. In a call with media, T-Mobile CEO John Legere said 50 percent of smartphone owners turned their devices off when they crossed a border into one of those countries.
If you’re wondering how T-Mobile can do this, it’s essentially really strong peering agreements. T-Mobile said it struck deals with top carriers in Canada and Mexico, though didn’t name any specifically.
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Additionally, calls to and from Mexico or Canada are included in Simple Choice plans. T-Mobile even published a list of cities in Canada and Mexico where you can expect LTE speeds (30 in Canada, over 100 in Mexico).
T-Mobile also boasts it has added 2.1 million subscribers in Q2 2015, bringing its total to 58.9 million.
Read next: Here’s how T-Mobile’s new ‘Jump! On Demand’ plan works
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