Phone on a US trip about 40 days

[bsi]

Hi all. I am planning a leisurely car trip of about 30-40 days driving around the southern US. I was wondering whether to just pay the Rogers $5/day roaming thing or buy a prepaid US phone in Buffalo before heading down.

I might do this a couple of times a year going forward so the prepaid might get additional use.

My main thing will be texting. Little or no voice.

Thoughts?

 

[betdog]

Hi all. I am planning a leisurely car trip of about 30-40 days driving around the southern US. I was wondering whether to just pay the Rogers $5/day roaming thing or buy a prepaid US phone in Buffalo before heading down.

I might do this a couple of times a year going forward so the prepaid might get additional use.

My main thing will be texting. Little or no voice.

Thoughts?

T-mobile prepaid pay-per-use is probably your best bet.

 

[gimmedub]

https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-international-tourist-plan

 

[gimmedub]

Get Your Phone Unlocked

Get an unlocked phone... In fact always get an unlocked phone... Get a sim when there... Good luck

 

[bsi]

https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-international-tourist-plan

Thanks, this is exactly what i was looking for.

 

[Flatulent Fox]

Here is a site that compares various prepaid cell plans in each country. Check the USA section and you should be able to find something for your needs.
http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/Prepaid_SIM_with_data

 

[SeasonedOne]

I think the Rogers roam plan maxes out at 10 days - so a full month would be $50. Small price to pay for the convenience of not having a different phone number, or having to acquire an unlocked phone. I used to buy SIMs for every country I visited, but seems like it's becoming less necessary.

 

[bassetto87]

Some Canadian phone companies offer monthly roaming plans. I have Telus and when I went to the States, I bought a 30-day plan that gave me unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 1 GB of data for $80. Rogers might have something like that too. The data is great especially if you need to navigate using Google maps. Sucks being lost in a car in a foreign country.

 

[Tony2Tap]

I think the Rogers roam plan maxes out at 10 days - so a full month would be $50. Small price to pay for the convenience of not having a different phone number, or having to acquire an unlocked phone. I used to buy SIMs for every country I visited, but seems like it's becoming less necessary.

That's 10 days per billing period. A 30-40 day trip will span 2 billing periods (possibly 3)

 

[Bobo]

If you have an 'unlocked' phone (ie. you can use any carrier's SIM card), this company is great: https://www.roammobility.com

I've used them many times. They are excellent.

 

[Intrepid416]

Hi all. I am planning a leisurely car trip of about 30-40 days driving around the southern US. I was wondering whether to just pay the Rogers $5/day roaming thing or buy a prepaid US phone in Buffalo before heading down.

I might do this a couple of times a year going forward so the prepaid might get additional use.

My main thing will be texting. Little or no voice.

Thoughts?

Not sure if anyone has experience using Wind and how their service rates in the U.S. I'm considering once Shaw upgrades things a bit finally ditching Bell and just adding the $10 per month to access the U.S. whenever I'm down there. $50 seems not bad! But I've heard spotty connections at time.

 

[lamwi]

https://www.roammobility.com/plans

 

[CapitalGuy]

Don't do the Canadian plan extension. You get only the amount of data you get on your Canadian plan. The SIM card you buy in the States will provide you 2 - 4 GB data, and unlimited everything else. I normally get an AT&T card, but if the other plans provide that much data and nationwide unlimited phone and text, you are better off with that US number, than the standard 1GB Canadian plan extension.