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US Charges

JSax97 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:08:42 GMT

I live in a border town to the US and travel there frequently for just a day here and there. Can I just be charged per text? I rarely use the phone when I go over, but on occasion, need to text my family. Thanks for any insight!

Re: US Charges

stonechucker — Thu, 30 May 2019 12:57:41 GMT

You will not be able to send texts without a US Roaming that includes texts.

You will be able to receive texts while in the states if you have the setting for network selection on auto.

There is no pay per use options at Public Mobile. If you are still within range of the Canadian border and towers, you may still use your PM plan as normal.

Re: US Charges

smp99 — Thu, 30 May 2019 13:11:44 GMT

I believe Koodo Prepaid has a US roaming add-on that is a per use add on and stays in effect until you use up your add-on.

eg $20 for 1000 text while roaming in US.

$20 for 250mins

I kind of wish PM would have taken this approach. Probably would have been easier to administer

Re: US Charges

geopublic — Thu, 30 May 2019 13:50:50 GMT

@JSax97 wrote:
I live in a border town to the US and travel there frequently for just a day here and there. Can I just be charged per text? I rarely use the phone when I go over, but on occasion, need to text my family. Thanks for any insight!

@JSax97 Incoming texts should work without any add-ons while you are in the US and if you have Wi-Fi access when in the US you can use a third party app to send texts.If your phone supports two sims maybe buy a US prepaid data sim when you are down there.

Re: US Charges

Anonymous — Thu, 30 May 2019 16:05:47 GMT

@JSax97 wrote:
I live in a border town to the US and travel there frequently for just a day here and there. Can I just be charged per text? I rarely use the phone when I go over, but on occasion, need to text my family. Thanks for any insight!

No extra charges here.

If you stay within maybe upwards to 15km from a Telus/Bell tower then if you keep your phone manually attached to Public Mobile then you should be able to use the phone normally. If further than that then I suggest a cheap, pure pay as you go US MVNO service. Buy a SIM and put some money into the pot. Put the SIM in when in the states. Put the PM SIM back in when back to Canada. It's not your normal phone number but at least you have phone service.

The 10 day roaming add-ons aren't really applicable to your needs so that's why I suggest the other service. Unless of course you're back and forth several times in those 10 days.