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Does PM work with an Overseas eSIM??

jamesmx21
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Going to South Africa for 2 months and want to try using an eSIM so I still receive text messages from my PM Canada number.  Will PM work overseas with eSIM?  Will it work in USA with eSIM?? thanks so much

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darlicious
Mayor / Maire

@jamesmx21 

Public Mobile does not support e-SIM. They also only offer roaming in the US. You can get a text forwarding app but it's rather erroneous to set up. It's easier to set up call forwarding of your pm phone # to a voip app like textnow or fongo. Choose a Canadian phone #. Before you leave call forward your pm # to your voip #. Make sure your pm sim card does not connect to a US tower in case you transit thru the US. Now you receive your incoming pm calling to your voip # while on WiFi or with a local SIM card using mobile data.

 

If you are not on a promotional plan or have plan specific promotions that you can lose if you change plans then schedule a change plan on next renewal to the $15 plan to keep your plan costs low while you are away.

 

 

 

 

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Camera4617
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

And even if it does have eSim, it wouldn't work (overseas). 

DennyCrane
Mayor / Maire

Can't you leave your PM physical SIM in and get an esim in South Africa from a local carrier? Or Ubigi? They have e-sim plans from $10 USD for 1GB.

JL9
Mayor / Maire

PM doesn't have eSIM as an option currently, and probably won't any time soon. (if at all) 

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