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international addon

Johnnytheman — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:21:08 GMT

Im going to mexico in march and will the international call addon be good to call from mexico to canada?

Re: international addon

dabr — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:30:49 GMT

@Johnnytheman wrote:
Im going to mexico in march and will the international call addon be good to call from mexico to canada?

Sorry no, you'll need a local SIM. That add-on only works for calls to the countries listed whilst you're in Canada. PM only has roaming packages for US travel.

Re: international addon

Triguy — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:31:30 GMT

PM only has US roaming. You would either have to buy a local sim, Gigsky, or if you have access to wi-fi use apps like Skype, TextNow, or WhatApp.

Re: international addon

hairbag1 — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:43:15 GMT

@Johnnytheman wrote:
Im going to mexico in march and will the international call addon be good to call from mexico to canada?

The International Add-on only works whilst you're in Canada. PM doesn't have any plans for use in Mx.

I've used free voip app called TextNow...allows you to make and recieve free calls to / from Canada as well as free texting...as long as you have a robust wifi connection. Most resorts/cafe's/bars have free wifi nowadays.

Re: international addon

PAULRANG18 — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:01:14 GMT

You can only make calls from Canada to Mexico and have to buy a local sim card to make calls from Mexico to anywhere else.

Re: international addon

Canlan54a — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:10:52 GMT

Fongo is a similar principle and also another economical solution.

Re: international addon

Kim1971kim — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:34:43 GMT

No 😕 take out your SIM card and use a calling app while you are there

Re: international addon

snuglebear — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:36:21 GMT

when i 'am in mexcico and want to cal to canada do i have to buy a local sim card in mexcico or in canada

Re: international addon

wetcoaster — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:50:40 GMT

@snuglebear wrote:
when i 'am in mexcico and want to cal to canada do i have to buy a local sim card in mexcico or in canada

Public Mobile doesn't work in Mexico, you would need to buy a Mexican SIM (which are almost always better value than any Canadian roaming options.)

Or use a VOIP service over your hotel's WiFi. Examples: Hangouts, TextNow, Fongo.

If the person you want to keep in touch with uses a messenger style app like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger (or even FaceTime for iOS users on both sides) you can use that, also via WiFi or a local data plan.