Global Roaming and Australia

[simtre]

Hi all global roaming experts.  I have a dual SIM phone with Canadian (Public Mobile) and Australian SIMs.  When my Australian Bank sends me the 4 to 6 digit pins (on-time passwords), in Canada I turn on my Australian SIM, international roaming and receive that pin in an SMS (it is free to receive).  I will soon be in Australia and want to do the reverse.  So when a Canadian bank sends me a pin, I want to turn my Public Mobile SIM on, turn on international roaming and receive the pin via SMS for free.  Will this happen or do I have to call anyone in Canada who sends pins and change to my Australia phone number?

[SomeFriend]

Is this TD?  Have you tried adding your Australian number as another contact number for verification?

I think it does allow an international phone number to be provided for verification purposes, but I haven’t tried yet.

[hairbag1]

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@Korth wrote:

I wonder if "Canadian" phone service would work in a well-equipped Canadian Consulate/Embassy.

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As long as the well equipped Canadian Consulate / Embassy was in Canada or USA, the phone would be able to work. Once outside of Canada or US, won't work. I wondered the same thing and tried that theory out on a past trip to Mexico...went to the  Consulado de Canada, but wouldn't work there.

[Korth]

I wonder if "Canadian" phone service would work in a well-equipped Canadian Consulate/Embassy.

[Triguy]

Unfortunately, PM only offers roaming in the US.  You could either use Wi-Fi apps like Textnow or purchase a local sim.

[hairbag1]

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@simtre wrote:

Hi all global roaming experts.  I have a dual SIM phone with Canadian (Public Mobile) and Australian SIMs.  When my Australian Bank sends me the 4 to 6 digit pins (on-time passwords), in Canada I turn on my Australian SIM, international roaming and receive that pin in an SMS (it is free to receive).  I will soon be in Australia and want to do the reverse.  So when a Canadian bank sends me a pin, I want to turn my Public Mobile SIM on, turn on international roaming and receive the pin via SMS for free.  Will this happen or do I have to call anyone in Canada who sends pins and change to my Australia phone number?

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Once you leave Canada or USA...your PM will not work. Text only works when the text originates in Canada.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

 @simtre : Public Mobile only works while in Canada or using roaming add-ons in the US. Nowhere else.