Will my Canada phone number work while I am in Argentina

[flosolaw]

Is there a plan I can switch to so that when people call my canada phone, I can answer or have it forwarded to a local phone number?

Thank you

[darlicious]

@flosolaw 

Here are the options for your pm service while away from Canada. Choose what works for you. If you are on the new points program the notes about rewards do not necessarily apply.

Spoiler

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. CSA 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 voip (textnow or fongo are good choices) number before you leave Canada.. Now any incoming calling to your pm number will ring thru to your voip number while on wifi or mobile data (w/a local or global sim card) You can access your voip 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 and Stay--Safe!

Text messages can be forwarded as well using an app like Mighty Text but requires the sim card to be left in a working phone left powered on and preferably connected to the charger/power source in Canada.

Do not allow your pm sim card to connect to a US cell tower or forwarding will reset to default pm voicemail.

Purchasing a pm sim card ahead of your trip (Order from Canadian Cell Supplies for $4.99+tax) and leaving the unactivated sim card with a trusted friend or family member in case an issue arises and a sim swap is necessary will allow for it to be performed quickly with the help of sim card caretaker.

[JL9]

This is a good suggestion as it definitely works in the US not sure if it would in South America, but I don't see why not? 

[CountyDownIeUk]

 Looks like the call forward process only allows 10 digits. And a quick google search suggests the need of a virtual number. I assume you want a phone to ring in the Argentine? And not be dependent on having an app with wifi? I would suggest getting a voip.ms number then do a double forwarding. There is a way to get a $10 credit to start up at voip.ms. Voip.ms is in US dollars. A DID is 85 cents a month and here is the LD charges. 

Once you have an account with a balance....the balance will remain untouched if you cancel the DID. I then use an app that uses my balance to call over wifi without a DID and can give a caller ID  of any number I like. 

[CountyDownIeUk]

Check out call forwarding here. 

[CountyDownIeUk]

You CAN forward your calls to a different number. Our home number is on a PM SIM using a ZTE box. I forward it to my iPhone....no problem. Live in Pitt Meadows and received calls in Victoria. Apparently there are no charges or debiting your minutes  ( $15 plan ), but I can not confirm that. 

So will that work if you forwarded to an Argentine number...you will have to test that AND check your account for charges.....like would you have to have a LD add on for Argentina? I will post forwarding  process. 

There also might also be a way to forward your PM number to a voip.ms number and then forward to an Argentine number. 

As many ask.......your PM sim will only make inbound and outbound calls while in Canada or USA. If in USA you will need the appropriate add on. 

[dust2dust]

What you can do is get a voip app like TextNow and forward your cell number to it. Leave the sim at home or don't let it connect to a US tower. Then in Argentina, you can use wifi or local cell service with data and use TextNow and calls will come to you. It also takes voicemails. You can call and text in and out on it. The recipients will see the TextNow number though.

[iliketotalk]

@flosolaw @Hi no only in Canada or U S with an add on sorry