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US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

wakka88 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:33:24 GMT

Need a few days of US Roam for my son travelling to US for a NEW account with new sim card.

He doesn't need the line in Canada, only need it in US.

Can we sign up 30 Day with No talk, No Text, No Data but only Addon $15 US Talk and Text Bundle?

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

Luddite — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:27:35 GMT

No. A base plan with calling and texting is required for that add-on. Try https://www.knowroaming.com, or https://personal.iroam.com for pay as you go. Good chance he would be better served by getting a local SIM, unless he can get by with wifi and Google Hangouts for free Canada/US calling.

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

wakka88 — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:33:16 GMT

Can we addon $15 US Unlimited Talk and Text with 30-day, No Talk + "Global" Unlimited Text?

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

Luddite — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:36:58 GMT

Best read the fine print; I'm pretty sure you need calling in the base plan to use a "talk" add-on.

There is also https://roammobility.com/plans.

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

Luddite — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:45:07 GMT

We could help more if you tell a bit more of what he needs he has; e.g. just staying in touch with you, able to talk/text friends in Canada & USA; watching videos; using Google maps; etc.

My grandson travelled to China and in the end simply made do with wifi connectivity.

Oh, and where is he travelling? And the phone MUST be unlocked.

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

CS_Agent — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 22:08:03 GMT

Hi wakka88,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

If you are willing to use US Roaming with Data package only, it's not necessary to have any base plan. For other US Roaming plans which include the Talk or Text, you need to purchase a base plan.

I hope that I answer your question.

Cheers

Abdoulaye

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

Luddite — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 23:12:18 GMT

Great info. Thanks Abdoulaye.

@wakka88 Given that info a data only add-on $30 (SIM + data add-on) should be plenty with a Google Hangouts account https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk plus a texting app, perhaps Facebook Messenger.

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

CS_Agent — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 23:19:18 GMT

Hi Luddite,

You're welcome. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Cheers

Abdoulaye

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

Mary_M — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:48:57 GMT

Hello everyone,

This is just an update - we got the confirmation from our technical team and we actually do not need a basic talk/text/data plan to activate a US roaming add-on. Basically, US roaming add-on services are not dependent of basic, domestic services.

We really apologize for the confusion.

Regards,

Mary

Re: US Roam addon with NO Talk/Text/Data?

Luddite — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:52:44 GMT

@Mary_M wrote:
Hello everyone,

This is just an update - we got the confirmation from our technical team and we actually do not need a basic talk/text/data plan to activate a US roaming add-on. Basically, US roaming add-on services are not dependent of basic, domestic services.

We really apologize for the confusion.

Regards,

Mary

Thanks for the update. I think it is a mute point anyway as I think the system now blocks any attempt to create an account with no services. It certainly does prevent that if you try from within your self serve account.