topic Re: Roaming in Canada? in Get Support

Roaming in Canada?

AngryNewclient — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:52:48 GMT

If I used my phone, which is registered in Nova Scotia, while I am in Vancouver, is this considered roaming?

Re: Roaming in Canada?

Metal1967 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 22:56:05 GMT

@AngryNewclient No raoaming charges in Canada.. you’ll be fine.. btw.. don’t be angry..😬

Re: Roaming in Canada?

DDM69 — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:31:12 GMT

It clearly states on the website...plan calling is Canada wide. This means all of Canada/ from coast to coast. Please use the website to understand the services included.

Re: Roaming in Canada?

AngryNewclient — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:35:05 GMT

As you can see Metal1967 answered the question. This answer was not required. Nor was the suggestion that Canada wide calling means no roaming. My sister has Canada wide calling with a major carrier and she still experiences roaming indicators when she is just outside her area in NS.

Re: Roaming in Canada?

AngryNewclient — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:39:42 GMT

Hi Metal1967.

Thank you for your kind reply. I did respond earlier but it appeared not to have gotten to you. The AngryNewClient was decided upon after many frustrating attempts to connect when I first joined more than a year ago. Things have improved quite a bit since then. 😊

Re: Roaming in Canada?

mimmo — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:39:28 GMT

@Metal1967 you are correct but also possibly incorrect depending on the definition of "roaming"

the answer is it depends on the plan you have. ie if you have a grandfathered province calling only then when outside your home province and you call home you will get charged longdistance (which could be considered a type of roaming) , but calls withig the province could be considered local.

Re: Roaming in Canada?

AngryNewclient — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:52:14 GMT

Thank you mimmo. My plan is Canada wide calling and I was not sure that it was for making calls from my home province to locations across Canada or making calls from anywhere within Canada or both. It seems to be both. I mentioned in another post that my sister's Canada wide calling means one and not the other. Living in another country as well, where mobile plans are so much less expensive, I try to keep up with what is the done thing when I am here.

Re: Roaming in Canada?

seltaeb1956 — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:50:26 GMT

no you have canada wide coverage

Re: Roaming in Canada?

Metal1967 — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:03:16 GMT

@mimmo Point taken.. although the OP ‘S community name left that possibility out of mind..😬

Re: Roaming in Canada?

CountyDownIeUk — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 02:51:47 GMT

@AngryNewclient

By any chance, when your sister has a roaming option is she near the USA? If no what carrier is offering her the option to roam?

Re: Roaming in Canada?

AngryNewclient — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:31:57 GMT

Hi CountyDownIeUk

My sister uses Eastlink in Nova Scotia. However, when she is about 30 km away from home, she gets a roaming signal and this indicates that she may be liable for extra charges. Strange setup, IMO. In Aus, things are quite a bit different and the rates are not comparable. When I am there, I use one of the local carriers. Public was the best deal when I got back to Canada, according to my friend's son and Whistle Out.