Using phone in Portugal

[Fury1]

Can I purchase an add on to use my phone in portugal

if so how and how much

[Fury1]

Thanks , very helpful

[darlicious · Accepted solution]

@Fury1 

A local sim in most countries around the globe are cheaper than canadian prices even if pm had  any roaming outside of the US. Portugal is exceptionally cheap in comparison. Depending on how long you are going for you may want to suspend your service or call forward your number etc...

There are a couple of informative links at the bottom with pricing and providers from portugal.

Options for your account and service....

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 #.
5. 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.
6. 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!

https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-portugal/

https://prepaid-data-sim-card.fandom.com/wiki/Portugal

[softech]

@Fury1  you will be better off to get a local SIM there for phone and data (cheaper and more data).    

The only drawback is that you might not receive text on your PM number, which is critical to some people with 2FA.     

The other issue is that people can't reach you at your PM phone number, but you can get a calling app (like Fongo or TextNow) and forward your number over.  In this case, with a local data SIM, you can receive call at your calling app.

[Anonymous]

@Fury1 

public mobile not support in portugal only the have USA Roaming add-on.

[JK8]

@Fury1 

No you must use your phone in Canada with Public Mobile. Only other place is the US with a roaming add on.

[RossN]

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@Fury1 wrote:

Can I purchase an add on to use my phone in portugal

if so how and how much

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hi sorry it will only work in Canada or US with an add on