Where can i buy a SIM card and get it activated paying cash?

[wer]

G'Day,

Still on the other side of the pond, and can not buy and activate SIM since i do not have a Canadian credit card.

Could somebody kindly tell me at which store(s), preferably in downtown Montreal, i could buy one and get it activated paying cash?

Thank you,   werner

[wer]

I was asked to accept one answer as a solution, however, so many answers were both correct and helpful that it would not be fair to pick one of them.

Thank you again.

[wer]

Thank you all for the prompt and helpful replies.

Checking the (lack of?) offers for operating a mobile phone in Canada is like opening a can of worms. I had the erroneous believe that North America was way ahead of Europe in this respect, but it is more difficult to contract and terribly expensive.

The only other offer i found is from Lucky Mobile, so i guess we will wait until our arrival and hope for somebodies special offer.

[Anonymous]

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@ShawnC13 wrote:

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He can activate in sir to use cash without needing to get a voucher . Currently no promo to make it an advantage to activate at home online. 

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I had imagined that the store would take your money via the Public Mobile activation interface. Basically doing it for you. Which would mean credit card or voucher (or Visa Debit... I know). I didn't activate in store so I didn't experience that aspect.

If the store uses their own activation system and payment then I'm with you.

[ShawnC13]

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@Anonymous wrote:

About cash...getting signed up, you would need to convert said cash into what they call a voucher that hopefully the store sells. I know Walmart does. Then you use the voucher to pay for the initial sign-up. Then mimmo_L's got your future payments sorted.

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He can activate in sir to use cash without needing to get a voucher . Currently no promo to make it an advantage to activate at home online. 

[Cleaner]

Any london drugs or walmart should be able to assit you.

[Anonymous]

I simply looked at the website locations of the other mobile stores to see "yup Montreal". I didn't bother adding London Drugs because they're out west.

I assumed there'd be a Walmart in Montreal so I didn't look there.

I'm way out west. Never been to Montreal. How would I know exactly where he is?

About cash...getting signed up, you would need to convert said cash into what they call a voucher that hopefully the store sells. I know Walmart does. Then you use the voucher to pay for the initial sign-up. Then mimmo_L's got your future payments sorted.

[mimmo]

Hey @wer once you are up and running you can buy vouchers online at recharge.com that way you don't need to go to a physical store

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Walmart, Wow Mobile, K Mobile.

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@wer - Unfortunately none of these retailers have a store in downtown Montreal.  You'll need to get out of the downtown core to find one of these locations.

[Anonymous]

Walmart, Wow Mobile, K Mobile.