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usa roaming - data question

dunccurtis — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:04:42 GMT

I already have this plan for usa roaming. Can I use the 10gb of data in the usa without buying another add on? Will it work straight away or do i need to do something to activate it in the usa?

$50 for unlimited Canada-wide/U.S. minutes + 10GB data

Details

Plan Details:

Save $2 and get a 500MB data bonus each month on AutoPay
30-day plan
10GB of data at 3G speed4
Unlimited Canada-wide and U.S. minutes7
Unlimited International Text and Picture Messaging3
Voicemail and Call Display5

Re: usa roaming - data question

RossN — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:11:02 GMT

@dunccurtis hi that plan is for calling USA from Canada it is not for use in the states, you will need a 10 day roaming addon

Re: usa roaming - data question

MrSpock — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:19:47 GMT

@dunccurtis hello you will need a 10 day roaming add on for the US but beware, with all the 3g being shut down stateside you may have nothing but problems like a lot of people lately, if you can get a local sim you may be better off, oh and your plan won't work in the USA sorry

Re: usa roaming - data question

dust2dust — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:22:41 GMT

Many people confuse the US minutes or international texting as meaning they can use the service elsewhere. You can't. There used to be a plan that had roaming but it was short-lived and well sought after.

So for all other plans, you need the roaming add-ons to use the service in the states. And only the states.

Re: usa roaming - data question

hTideGnow — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:23:38 GMT

HI @dunccurtis the plan you got is for use from Canada only

When you are in US, you need US roaming add-in

Data roaming add-on has a 10 days expiry and could be expensive. If you are planning to be there longer than 10 days and expected to use more than 1GB, you will be better off buying local Data prepaid plan

Re: usa roaming - data question

JL9 — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 04:02:15 GMT

A lot of people have had issues with the US roaming recently, most reliable and cost effective method would be a local prepaid sim options and/or voip app

Re: usa roaming - data question

Nezgar — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:33:27 GMT

@MrSpock wrote:
@dunccurtis hello you will need a 10 day roaming add on for the US but beware, with all the 3g being shut down stateside you may have nothing but problems like a lot of people lately, if you can get a local sim you may be better off, oh and your plan won't work in the USA sorry

3G shutdown would only affect calls technically... Data roaming should continue without interruption.