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can i use my phone if iam traveling to china and taiwan?

lemur
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

i will be traveling to asia, and i wanna know if i need to add a new plan to my phone?  if so whick one is the best ?  or do i need to get a new sim card for asia?

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@srlawren$12 per day easy roam

 

Vs $30 for a SIM (some even cost more as the $35 above link shows)

Then a plan of 500MB is another $30

 

So Minimum is $60 for a measly 1GB on local carrier

And it shows $0.07 per minute of talk time

 

srlawren
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@kav2001c at $12 per 24 hours on international Easy Roam [capped to $150 per billing cycle], unless your trip is pretty short, you're likely going to spend a LOT more on Easy Roam than a local SIM.  


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I doubt it

Its cheaper to use Koodo easy roam than it is to buy a Chinese SIM

Telus even has *FREE* roaming included in many of their premium plans

 

Not very likely Public would end up costing even more

 

Too many people always assuming Canadian roaming rates are terrible

I even posted a link to Chinese provider right above your response

 

 


@dna2016 wrote:

 

Even if PM offered roaming in asia, I'm sure it would have been much cheaper just to get a local SIM over there anyways.


 

dna2016
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@lemur, PM only provides North America roaming, so if you're visiting asia then you'll need to make sure your phone is unlocked and works on the frequency there, then get a local SIM over there.  

 

Even if PM offered roaming in asia, I'm sure it would have been much cheaper just to get a local SIM over there anyways.

kav2001c
Mayor / Maire

Can always grab a Chinese prepay SIM while over there

https://www.china-mobile-phones.com/china-3g-sim-card.html

 

RobertQc
Mayor / Maire

@lemurPublic mobile uses Bell/Telus network in Canada, and AT&T/T-Mobile (with a roaming package) in the U.S.A

 

Your service will not work outside USA/Canada.

 

There are many pre-paid asia sim cards you can buy 1 time for your trip.

Dunkgirl
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

@lemur wrote:

i will be traveling to asia, and i wanna know if i need to add a new plan to my phone?  if so whick one is the best ?  or do i need to get a new sim card for asia?


@lemurNo. Public mobile is Canada only and extends to U.S.A with a US roaming package.

 

If you go outside USA/Canada you will need a new sim card by another provider. Make sure your phone supports the network frequencies of that provider. Not all phones from Canada will work in Asia.

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