USA-CAD 40gb Plan

[RSP93]

Hey Everyone, Just signed up for the Can-US plan that is finally offered to all of Canada!

Might be a dumb question but if I were to just sign up for the Canada only plans and went down to the US, how would that work without buying a US add on? Roam like home and what not doesn't exist at Public so would your phone just be blocked from using US cell service? I'm coming from a post-paid plan and generally just curious on how all this works

Thanks in Advance

[hTideGnow · Accepted solution]

Hi @RSP93 

your phone would still connect, but you will only be able to receive text.  You won't receive calls or cannot make calls or text and no data

[DennyCrane]

If you didn't have the US plan and you didn't purchase a US roaming add-on, you'd still be able to connect to T-Mobile but you wouldn't be able to do anything except receive incoming text messages. 

No services in Alaska unfortunately. T-Mobile does not have a native network there, and because that's our only roaming partner we have no roaming service available there. We used to have access to AT&T as well, but that changed.

[dust2dust]

It will connect to T-Mobile if your networks are on automatic. You should get a welcome to the us text. You can receive texts without an add-on.

Yes it is true. As we know it, so far, still.

[RSP93]

Thank you for your Reply, so if you were on a Canada Only Plan and did not add an US roaming package would your phone just not connect to T-Mobile? I am just generally Curious.

Also I travel for work and end up in Anchorage Alaska sometimes. I read we are not able to connect to At&T anymore and T mobile does not have towers in Alaska. Is this True?

[softech]

@RSP93 

there is no roam like home with PM

Without a Canada-US plan, you would have to pay for roaming add-on to use the service in US.  All roaming addon are 15 days in lenght.   A Talk/Text/Data(3GB) would cost you $30 .   So, the $50 plan you got is a great plan even you go to US once a month.   

and a reminder, make sure your phones connects to T-Mobile to use the service.  Also, enable Roaming Mobile Data and VoLTE on your device 

[DennyCrane]

If you didn't get a Canada/US plan, you'd have to buy a roaming add-on if you wanted service in the US. They are 15 day packages. The only free service you can access without a roaming add-on is incoming text messages.

No roam like home type feature with Public Mobile, but to be honest the add-ons are better value anyway. And unfortunately there are no roaming services beyond the US (e.g. no service in Mexico).

But because you're on the Canada/US plan it should all be seamless for you. Just make sure you have network selection set to automatic, and that you have data roaming turned on (on your phone).