International phone plans with AT&T?

Buy a go phone for 40 bucks, then buy an international Sim for another 20-30 bucks.
I used AT&T passport and hated it, I used my data using my phone for GPS

I have Google Fiber now and curious to test it overseas

AT&T sucks overseas from what I've seen, but I'm not a customer. My GF got passport for a 10 day trip to Europe, and while she always had coverage, she burned through data doing work (not tethering, mind you) and ended up paying several hundred in overages. It was a disaster.

I was on Google Fi and my monthly bill was maybe 20 bucks above normal. Overseas, Google Fi uses local networks and charges for data at the same rates as at home (10 bucks a gig). It was great in Europe.

For the flip side, I was in a somewhat remote part of a Caribbean island not long ago where AT&T was the only domestic carrier that worked well and Google Fi really didn't work at all.

Enjoy your trip and check Facebook when you get back

If you have an unlock phone, you can just buy a sim card in Japan and Korea to use.

What about AT&T's Day Pass. from their website (note: this would be for Italy for me):

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AT&T International Day Pass
$10/day
Take your talk, text, and data plan to over 100 countries for a low daily fee. Pay the daily fee only for the days you use abroad. Get unlimited calls within International Day Pass countries and back to the U.S. and unlimited texts to the world at no additional charge. Now staying connected while abroad is simpler than ever. Add to each device once and it’s available whenever you travel in included international countries. Just a heads-up. If you have apps running in the background that use data, you’ll be charged the daily fee. All you need to get started is a Mobile Share plan or an AT&T Unlimited plan.

Usage Restriction: If international voice, text, or data usage exceeds 50% of total voice, text, or data usage for two consecutive months, this feature may be removed.

Stream Saver: If your domestic plan includes Stream Saver, it will apply to your international package or feature. See att.com/streamsaver for more details.

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There are also plenty of map apps you can download that require no data in case you're concerned about navigation.

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go on...

Back to this.... anyone use att's day pass?

I'm planning on using the day pass in Paris in 3 weeks. I'd be interested to hear. Seems like the way to go for trips ~1 week or less and if you have unlimited data.

You will BURN through data very quickly. I got the 800mb plan on our trip to Germany and burned through it in a couple of days. A $300 bill when you get home is no fun. Where we were in Germany, wifi was spotty at best. The ATT Global wifi spots were few a far between and none had a very strong signal. I burned the bulk of my data using GPS in Munich to get around. I now have an unlocked phone and will be swapping the sim out for our trip this year.