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US Roaming Fees to receive phone calls and text

Han_15
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

What is the price that will be charged to me if I am travelling to the US and has the US talk roaming option. 

Will I be charged for receiving a text message?

I can't find this info anywhere somehow

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srlawren
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

Yeah incoming texts while roaming in the USA are the 1 exception to the "you get only and exactly what you pay for" rule. 


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Anonymous
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@Han_15 wrote:

Thank you!!! This is what I am actually looking for. I wasn't sure whether or not I should purchase the US Talk addon, because I need it mostly to receive phone calls from Canada (maybe US) and I was worried about the surcharges that I would get. I also didn't know about the no-surprise charge thing mentioned above, my old carrier had surprise charges even though it is a prepaid service (overseas company). 


Welcome to Public Mobile where pre-paid means what it says. 🙂

Han_15
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

@mimmo wrote:

@Han_15 wrote:

What about for Phone calls? Am I going to be charged to receive calls in the states?


Without the USA roaming add-on you will not receive nor make any calls.

 

Check out this thread re USA roaming half way down

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Knowledge-Base/Plans-amp-Add-Ons/ta-p/250167

 


Thank you!!! This is what I am actually looking for. I wasn't sure whether or not I should purchase the US Talk addon, because I need it mostly to receive phone calls from Canada (maybe US) and I was worried about the surcharges that I would get. I also didn't know about the no-surprise charge thing mentioned above, my old carrier had surprise charges even though it is a prepaid service (overseas company). 

will13am
Oracle
Oracle

@Han_15, take a look at the US roaming add-on options in this page.  Talk only starts at $8 for 10 days.  The most expensive add-on is $20 for talk, text and 250 MB data for 10 days.

 

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/BC/plans

mimmo
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@Han_15 wrote:

What about for Phone calls? Am I going to be charged to receive calls in the states?


Without the USA roaming add-on you will not receive nor make any calls.

 

Check out this thread re USA roaming half way down

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Knowledge-Base/Plans-amp-Add-Ons/ta-p/250167

 

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Han_15 wrote:

What about for Phone calls? Am I going to be charged to receive calls in the states?


PRE-paid. No surprise extra charges.

ShawnC13
Oracle
Oracle

@Han_15 wrote:

What is the price that will be charged to me if I am travelling to the US and has the US talk roaming option. 

Will I be charged for receiving a text message?

I can't find this info anywhere somehow


To have calling data and sending texts while in the US you would need to purchase the US roaming add-on .You would not be charged anything additional as it is a prepaid service

 


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Han_15
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

What about for Phone calls? Am I going to be charged to receive calls in the states?

Anonymous
Not applicable

@Han_15 wrote:

What is the price that will be charged to me if I am travelling to the US and has the US talk roaming option. 

Will I be charged for receiving a text message?

I can't find this info anywhere somehow


This is a pre-paid service. If you don't pay, you don't get. If you have just the talk only roaming add-on then that's all you can do. There won't be any extra charges either way.

mimmo
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

You receive texts at no charge with or without a USA roaming plan while  in the usa

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