US short trip: Cell phone plan?

Jun 24th, 2022 12:59 pm

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StandWithUkraine [OP]: Deal Addict; Jun 22, 2009; 1082 posts; 355 upvotes; Kitchener

Jun 24th, 2022 12:59 pm

Hi!
I'm with public mobile and they offer expensive US roaming...

Is there cheaper option for 4 day trip? Do they have some prepaid Sim cards that I can by at Target? Or something on eBay? Mostly need data for maps and googling

Thanks

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Jun 24th, 2022 1:02 pm

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TomRFD: Administrator; Jun 17, 2013; 17716 posts; 35209 upvotes; Scarborough

Jun 24th, 2022 1:02 pm

I've used Airalo and KnowRoaming the past few months and both worked great for me (with the slight edge going to Airalo for me). Lots more info in the roaming sims thread here too.

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Jun 24th, 2022 1:10 pm

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StandWithUkraine [OP]: Deal Addict; Jun 22, 2009; 1082 posts; 355 upvotes; Kitchener

Jun 24th, 2022 1:10 pm

Thanks Tom! Tried search but got too many results

TomRFD wrote: ↑ I've used Airalo and KnowRoaming the past few months and both worked great for me (with the slight edge going to Airalo for me). Lots more info in the roaming sims thread here too.

roaming-sims-travelers-2183565/

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Jun 24th, 2022 3:35 pm

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kramer1: Deal Addict; Apr 29, 2018; 2968 posts; 2262 upvotes; Vancouver

Jun 24th, 2022 3:35 pm

Public Mobile has free roaming, but the charge for data. However, for a 4 day trip, 1GB should be more than enough for Maps, Email etc.

I am not a 100% about this, but I believe any unused roaming data can be saved for later trips too

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Jun 24th, 2022 4:52 pm

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Dhanushan: Deal Expert; Jun 20, 2020; 18995 posts; 26730 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 24th, 2022 4:52 pm

kramer1 wrote: ↑ Public Mobile has free roaming, but the charge for data. However, for a 4 day trip, 1GB should be more than enough for Maps, Email etc.

I am not a 100% about this, but I believe any unused roaming data can be saved for later trips too

Incoming SMS while roaming in the US is free

All U.S. Roaming Add-Ons will last 10 days. This 10-day period begins when you pay for the Add-On and ends 10 days later from the time that the Add-On was purchased.

U.S. Roaming Help Article
https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/get-h ... us-roaming

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Jun 24th, 2022 7:30 pm

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jensen1: Deal Addict; Jun 21, 2008; 1143 posts; 596 upvotes; mississauga

Jun 24th, 2022 7:30 pm

I just used the text and voice roaming add-on for us, first day was glitchy with message bounce backs, second day was fine. My backup was tbaytel, that came to bite me,

Jun 27th, 2022 3:22 am

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Gee: Deal Expert; Aug 2, 2004; 37305 posts; 10542 upvotes; East Gwillimbury

Jun 27th, 2022 3:22 am

Zhopa wrote: ↑ Mostly need data for maps and googling

You can download the maps into your phone. No data needed. For googling, use WiFi while in the hotel

https://www.androidcentral.com/how-down ... your-phone

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Jun 29th, 2022 3:31 pm

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EPcjay: Deal Fanatic; Nov 11, 2008; 8874 posts; 2557 upvotes

Jun 29th, 2022 3:31 pm

what phone do you have? Airalo is a decent option if you have esim capability.

Jul 1st, 2022 8:05 am

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wysiwyg: Deal Addict; Nov 2, 2002; 2396 posts; 1240 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 1st, 2022 8:05 am

If you have an eSim compatible phone, look into Dent. A friend can send you an email and if you sign up with it, you get 1GB free and ability to add more data regularly (100 MB every 5 days and up to 1GB by doing daily spins). The data has a 365 day expiry.

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