PM does not offer roaming to Russian federation countries so your PM SIM wont work. For local access you can search on youtube where people describe that country's best plan and network accessibility before you go.
My suggestion would be to install a secure app like Whatsapp to connect people back in Canada through data(voice and video) instead of a normal call.
Unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it public mobile only offers roaming add ons for the US. However prepaid sim cards and plans are cheap in Russia averaging between US$7 and US$15 for 14 day and 30 day plans. Here is an article on your choices of providers and plans.
Depending on your length of travel you may choose to suspend your pm service or leave it active and/or downgrade your plan to the $15 plan so you have further options to stay in touch with your friends and family in Canada while you are away.
You can turn off autopay and allow the account to suspend at the of your current 30 day cycle but this is your least advantageous option. Pay and reactivate by day 85 or so.
If you have an account balance that exceeds your plan amount then you need to suspend via the lost/stolen feature in your account before midnight eastern on the evening of your renewal. Then on day 85 or so resume your service to pay and reactivate.
Suspending via lost/stolen before midnight eastern will keep your voicemail active allowing you retrieve voicemail and any verification sent by phone calls. However your rewards will not be applied to your account. Moderator contact after paying and reactivating is necessary to have the rewards applied manually.
Voicemail can be accessed by calling your pm number from a different phone by calling your phone # and pressing * once connected and entering your 4 digit voicemail pin #.
If you don't have an account balance or enough balance to cover your plan amount you can suspend via lost/stolen after midnight but before 2 am eastern on the day of your renewal. Once your rewards have been applied (usually by 12:15 am et) then suspend your account. Voicemail access will be lost.
Switching to the $15 plan with rewards helping to cover a partial or full amount of your plan allows you to call forward your pm number to your fongo number. Be sure to perform all call forwarding while in Canada. Now any incoming calling to your pm number will ring thru to your fongo number while on wifi or mobile data (w/a local or global sim card) You can access your fongo voicemail for all voicemail messages.
Most important mark on your calendar day 85 of your suspension and day 90. Do not forget when you must unsuspend your account via lost/stolen and/or pay and reactivate your service so you don't lose your phone number and account. Happy travels!
Hello! My name is George. I have a question about roaming. Can I use roaming when visiting the Russian Federation? Thank you in advance!
Will you have access to wifi ? If so, consider downloading free voip app like TextNow. It uses wifi and you're able to call / text most any US and Cdn number for free.
