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USA roaming

93 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:22:23 GMT

Is there any monthly plan of USA roaming calling and data .. like for truck drivers.. thanks

Re: USA roaming

softech — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:25:53 GMT

@93 Sorry, no monthly plan with US roaming for PM.

They offered that very briefly before and no longer offering that.. and I don't see them will offer this again.

If you are frequent US traveler, get US local data.. Not a very convenient way as you need to swap SIM , but it is cheaper and offer you more data.

Together with a VoIP app like TextNow, Talkatone for free calls to US/Canada, it is not bad

Re: USA roaming

VIP_Tech — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:24:59 GMT

Hi @93

not have plan include USA roaming,
you need to purchase U.S. Roaming for 10 day package.

Re: USA roaming

93 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:25:38 GMT

Oh… it means I have to quit public mobile and opt for some other operators

Re: USA roaming

softech — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:27:28 GMT

@93 wrote:
Oh… it means I have to quit public mobile and opt for some other operators

@93 Honest, most providers don't have US roaming plan unless for very $$ plans, maybe..

Regular roaming option are offer but very expensive. , I think.

Re: USA roaming

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:28:48 GMT

@VIP_Tech wrote:
Hi @93
not have plan include USA roaming,
you need to purchase U.S. Roaming for 10 day package.

@93 : Not sure what the above means but no, nothing longer than 10 days. Lots of really good local service providers down there though starting in the low single-digits per month.

Re: USA roaming

VIP_Tech — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:29:55 GMT

Hi @93

my advice purchase it a SIM card for local U.S.
and keep PM service in canada.

Re: USA roaming

hTideGnow — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:30:24 GMT

@93 wrote:
Oh… it means I have to quit public mobile and opt for some other operators

HI @93 Who offers plans include US roaming data and roaming minutes?

Re: USA roaming

Meow — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:31:01 GMT

@93 wrote:
Is there any monthly plan of USA roaming calling and data .. like for truck drivers.. thanks

No. Only these add-ons are available for US:

US Roaming for 10 day packages

Unlimited U.S. Talk, Text and 250MB Data Bundle = $20

Unlimited U.S. Talk and Text Bundle = $15

Unlimited U.S. Talk Only = $8

Unlimited U.S. Text Only = $8

U.S. Data Only for 10 day packages

250MB = $10

500MB = $15

1GB = $20

Re: USA roaming

93 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:31:19 GMT

Yeah dear .. I know,,, but are very expensive with almost no data.. thanks really appreciate

Re: USA roaming

93 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:32:04 GMT

Thanks dear .. will try that

Re: USA roaming

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:34:54 GMT

@93 : Yeah it depends on your needs. There's wifi everywhere of course. Another option is any of the voip apps that do talk and text. A popular one around here seems to be TextNow. They also offer a US SIM service.

Re: USA roaming

softech — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:36:18 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
A popular one around here seems to be TextNow. They also offer a US SIM service.

@Anonymous To help others, I am suggesting Talkatone as well 🙂

Re: USA roaming

93 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:36:52 GMT

Exactly dear

Re: USA roaming

HALIMACS — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:42:40 GMT

@93

Rogers has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $110/month.

Bell has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $100/month

TELUS has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $100/month

All of the above plans are discounted (by a few dollars) for each add'l line added (up to about 4 lines)

Still MUCH better off to keep PM plan and pay for Roaming when needed.

Re: USA roaming

hTideGnow — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:46:15 GMT

@HALIMACS wrote:
@93

Rogers has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $110/month.
Bell has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $100/month
TELUS has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $100/month

Hi @HALIMACS , thanks for the info. With these numbers, I would rather go with local US SIMs

Re: USA roaming

HALIMACS — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:47:47 GMT

As might I, @hTideGnow , but only if I was spending about 1/2 the time there. But for the odd trip, roaming may be better choice.

The OP has to do their own figuring on this one...

Re: USA roaming

Meow — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:50:04 GMT

@hTideGnow wrote:
@HALIMACS wrote:
@93

Rogers has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $110/month.
Bell has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $100/month
TELUS has an unlimited Canada & US plan for about $100/month

Hi @HALIMACS , thanks for the info. With these numbers, I would rather go with local US SIMs

OUCH! With these prices I would definitely use TextNow or just say in Canada...

USA roaming

darlicious — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 22:37:16 GMT

@93

Ideally having a dual SIM phone would be better but not necessary. Depending on how much data you think you would use one of the plans from mint mobile would suit your needs. They offer 90 day plans starting at US$15/4gb(+) per month up to US$30/35gb(+unlimited throttled data) that includes unlimited calling/texting in the US and to Canada+Mexico and very reasonable roaming rates in those 2 countries.($0.06/min, $0.02/text, $0.06mb)

Mint mobile sim cards can be ordered from B&H photo and shipped to Canadian addresses. Or you can pick one up once you are stateside.

https://www.mintmobile.com/plans/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1468558-REG/mint_mobile_smn100012_3_month_prepaid_sim_card.html

Here are the options for your pm service while traveling in the US :

Keep in mind you will recieve incoming pm SMS texts without a US roaming add on.

You can turn off autopay and allow the account to suspend at the of your current 30 day cycle but this is your least advantageous option. Pay and reactivate by day 85 or so.
If you have an account balance that exceeds your plan amount then you need to suspend via the lost/stolen feature in your account before midnight eastern on the evening of your renewal. Then on day 85 or so resume your service to pay and reactivate.
Suspending via lost/stolen before midnight eastern will keep your voicemail active allowing you retrieve voicemail and any verification sent by phone calls. However your rewards will not be applied to your account. Moderator/CSA contact after paying and reactivating is necessary to have the rewards applied manually.
Voicemail can be accessed by calling your pm number from a different phone by calling your phone # and pressing * once connected and entering your 4 digit voicemail pin #.
If you don't have an account balance or enough balance to cover your plan amount you can suspend via lost/stolen after midnight but before 2 am eastern on the day of your renewal. Once your rewards have been applied (usually by 12:15 am et) then suspend your account. Voicemail access will be lost.
Switching to the $15 plan with rewards helping to cover a partial or full amount of your plan allows you to call forward your pm number to your fongo number before you leave Canada.. Now any incoming calling to your pm number will ring thru to your fongo number while on wifi or mobile data (w/a local or global sim card) You can access your fongo voicemail for all voicemail messages.

Most important mark on your calendar day 85 of your suspension and day 90. Do not forget when you must unsuspend your account via lost/stolen and/or pay and reactivate your service so you don't lose your phone number and account. Stay--Safe!

If you were thinking about a dual sim phone here are two great deals on dual sim phones. The pixel 3xl has a nano sim and an e-sim for $249+gst(factory sealed new) and the samsung A32 is dual sim stand by for $299+gst (open box) at swiftronics.

https://swiftronics.ca/collections/smartphones/products/google-pixel-3-xl-64gb-ga01296-us-just-black?variant=39492285235315

https://swiftronics.ca/collections/smartphones/products/open-box-samsung-galaxy-a32-4gb-ram-128gb-dual-sim-factory-unlocked-a325m-ds?variant=39348148699251

To contact customer support click below:

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/notes/composepage/note-to-user-id/22437

To pre-verify your account include your full name, address, email, phone # and 4 digit acct pin #.

Re: USA roaming

Camera4617 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 23:21:55 GMT

With these numbers, I'd rather get 'data only' eSim (multiple providers offer it) and use voip.ms (or some other voip provider) for calling/texting when needed. Depending on data usage, that could be fairly cheap option.