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Travel overseas

chantalbel — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:50:14 GMT

Hi, I booked a trip to France for 2 weeks.

How can I use my phone plan while I'm there?

Re: Travel overseas

computergeek541 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:52:55 GMT

Sorry, but your Public Mobile service can't be used in France. Roaming is only available in the United States.

Re: Travel overseas

dust2dust — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:54:02 GMT

You can't use any Public services out of country except the US. You could get a voip app and forward your calls to it. Don't let the sim in a phone and on and not in airplane mode connect to a US provider tower. You could also leave the sim in a phone and on and use an app to forward texts to the voip app.

Calling and replying would not look like it came from your number.

Re: Travel overseas

chantalbel — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:54:45 GMT

What are my options then? what are you suggesting me to do if I want to text?

Re: Travel overseas

RossN — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:56:25 GMT

@chantalbel I would suggest you buy a local sim/travel sim

Re: Travel overseas

Yummy — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:15:53 GMT

No, you cannot as PM does not provide any service outside of this continent.

You can get free voip app and stay in contact with people in that way or use Viber and similar apps.

Re: Travel overseas

BKNS27 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:30:02 GMT

@chantalbel

Use can buy a local SIM or use the WhatsApp (all parties must also have app) using free wifi in France.

Re: Travel overseas

hairbag1 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:50:55 GMT

You could consider a free voip app such as TextNow. Works with wifi which is available everywhere now...you might just have to ask for password at cafe or bar. If you can get a local data plan...TextNow even works with your data plan too.

You get a free Cdn number, you can call/text to most any Cdn or US number for free. People at home will have your TextNow Cdn number if they wanna call you.

Re: Travel overseas

esjliv — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:24:07 GMT

@chantalbel wrote:
What are my options then? what are you suggesting me to do if I want to text?

@chantalbel - nevermind...very delayed in posting this with a window open for too long... @BKNS27 pretty much posted exactly what I just did. 😁

Re: Travel overseas

BKNS27 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:33:33 GMT

@esjliv

I am usual sleep at this time but couldn’t sleep so replied to a few posts.😉

Re: Travel overseas

Timer — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:51:13 GMT

@chantalbel

PM just offer U.S Roaming.

but you can Download the TextNow App

and use by Wi-Fi and you will getting free canadian number from that app and make Call & SMS.

Re: Travel overseas

CountyDownIeUk — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 15:00:28 GMT

On wifi or buy a SIM card at the destination airport.