Does unlimited international SMS/MMS texting apply to incoming

[Hance]

Does "unlimited international SMS/MMS texting" apply to both outgoing and incoming texts, only in Canada?

If I use my phone *only* for texting while in the USA will I need an add-on?

<Edited to better explain the question.>

[dust2dust]

@darlicious- I think whoever that's being passed along to needs a list both for before and there!

[darlicious]

@pm-smayer97 

In the US you require a US Roaming data add on for both incoming and outgoing MMS texts and they also consume your Roaming mobile data. My recommendation is to purchase only US Roaming data since you can recieve incoming pm SMS texts you can then reply using MMS and/or use textnow for both texting and voice calls.

There will be some testing done coming up to help determine if call forwarding will default to voicemail if the phone connects to the 4G LTE network and again if it connects to the 2G network. If you think of any other possible tests/questions you would like answered in regards to US Roaming I can pass them along.....

[Nezgar]

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@pm-smayer97 wrote:

Thanks but I am looking for confirmation. In Canada, you do not need an active data plan for MMS to work. You only need to make sure that the phone has data turned on. So I am wondering if this might work in the US the same too.

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We would need someone who has recently tested this in travel to the US to confirm for sure, but I believe that you need an active US data roaming plan for data to work at all, even MMS -- even though MMS isn't supposed to consume from the data alotment. Without the data add-on, only SMS will likely work.

[pm-smayer97]

Thanks but I am looking for confirmation. In Canada, you do not need an active data plan for MMS to work. You only need to make sure that the phone has data turned on. So I am wondering if this might work in the US the same too.

[Nezgar]

@pm-smayer97 SMS only afaik, not MMS because it requires a data connection which isn't enabled without an active add-on.

[pm-smayer97]

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@darlicious wrote:

@Hance 

Here is some info about US roaming add ons that should help you.....

8. You will recieve incoming texts without any US roaming add ons.

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Is that SMS or also MMS?

[Anonymous]

@Hance

• in Canada included in your plan for Free Unlimited International Text and Picture Messaging,

How is working,

Turn your data on to send a Picture Messaging in world-wide,

if your data is off and your home internet wifi is on is not going through the Picture or a video Messaging, 

you have to do this to is going through you will need to turn your data on to send a Picture or a video Messaging in world-wide,

make sure your Data is on.

•  and for the  Add-on for Unlimited U.S. Talk, Text and 250MB Data Bundle $20
  or
  Unlimited U.S. Talk and Text Bundle $15
  or
  Unlimited U.S. Talk Only $8
  or
  Unlimited U.S. Text Only $8

and when you visit USA , the US roaming 10 days packages you will be working to make call to USA and canada.

How To Purchase Add-Ons Using Your Self-Serve Account

To purchase Add-Ons using your Self-Serve account, follow these steps:

1. Click on ‘Purchase Add- Ons’ on the Overview tab and scroll down to the Add-On calculator.
2. Click the plus sign (+) to add and the minus sign (-) to remove selected Add-ons.
3. When you’ve added all your desired Add-Ons, click ‘Buy Add-Ons’ or ‘Make a Payment’ below the calculator:
   • You will see ‘Make a Payment’ instead of ‘Buy Add-Ons’ if there are not enough funds in your account to make the purchase.
   • If you don’t have sufficient funds to purchase the Add-Ons, you will be asked to make a one-time payment equal to the price of the Add-On, less your current available funds. Click ‘Submit’, then ‘Go back’: now the button below the calculator will say ‘Buy Add-Ons’.
4. Select ‘Confirm my purchase’, and you’re off to the races!

5. after you Add-on you have to do Rebooting your phone

   what is mean for Rebooting the phone means to turn off your phone and turn it back on again.

Overview Of Add-Ons visit Here link.

[darlicious]

@Hance 

Here is some info about US roaming add ons that should help you.....

1. While you have to have an active plan to purchase and use US roaming add ons the type of plan you have does not affect the roaming add ons features.
2. US roaming add ons start the moment you confirm and submit your purchase in your self serve account and expire 240 hours later (10 days×24 hours).
3. You can pre-load the funds needed to purchase the add ons in your self serve account so you only have to log in, select the US roaming add on and then confirm and submit your purchase.
4. Wait til late as possible to purchase since they are immediately valid so on free wifi at the destination airport or stopping shortly before the border at mcd's or timmy's to buy the add on while on free wifi.
5. If you are staying longer than 10 days you must wait a minimum of 24 hours to purchase the same US roaming add on or contact the moderators to add it before the waiting period ends.
6. If you have two US roaming add ons with a talk feature that overlap the talk feature basically gets disabled. Avoid this....but you will have to get one removed by a moderator to get your calling feature back if this happens.
7. After purchase reboot your phone and manually select either at&t or T-mobile to get better reception. Some areas have better coverage by either provider so when travelling around the US you will be better served by choosing the provider with better signal strength by locale.
8. You will recieve incoming texts without any US roaming add ons. Adding the fongo app and textnow app for use on wifi are good to use for a back up plan or you could call forward your pm phone # to your fongo # before you leave Canada and purchase just the US data roaming add on. Fongo also works on mobile data (1 min=0.5mb/100 min=50mb) so you could still recieve incoming pm texts, recieve incoming pm calls to your fongo #/app, outgoing calls from your fongo number and outgoing  texts from textnow for free or small fee from fongo.
9. All US roaming add ons have either unlimted text, talk or both. Only data has limits depending on your purchase 250mb/500mb/1gb. Once the data is consumed it will just stop you could then purchase different roaming add on, wait 24 hr to buy or contact the moderator to buy the same US roaming add on again. (* except talk as previously mentioned.)

[JK8]

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@Hance wrote:

Sorry, I edited my original post to better explain what I ment.

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Yes, you can only text while you are in Canada. If you go to the US you need an add on.

Add-Ons:

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/bc/plans#plans-start

[Nezgar · Accepted solution]

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@Hance wrote:

Does "unlimited international SMS/MMS texting" apply to both outgoing and incoming texts, only in Canada?

Correct, the base plan is unlimited incoming, unlimited outgoing while the phone is in Canada.

If I use my phone *only* for texting while in the USA will I need an add-on?

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You can receive SMS without an addon in the USA (not sure about MMS) but you will definitely need at least a 10-day USA text roaming add-on to be able to send texts while in the USA. Once you have the add-on, it's again unlimited incoming, unlimited outgoing.

[Hance]

Sorry, I edited my original post to better explain what I ment.

[JK8]

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@Hance wrote:

Does "unlimited international SMS/MMS texting" apply to both outgoing and incoming texts?

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Yes, it is unlimited. Your cellular data on your phone must be turned on for mms, but mms does not consume data from your plan.