I notice several posts recently on phones when in Canada, but I have more confusion . I would not be using my U.S. phone much in Canada, but still want to have one. If I use my Verizon phone, it adds about $40 per month or89 cents per minute in addition to my hefty phone bill. But I can suspend my service for up to three months (saving about $129 per month) and buy a prepaid phone for use in Canada. It seems I buy a phone and then buy minutes. Is this correct? Can I use these same minutes to call the U.S.?How have your experiences been ?

barnrt wrote:I notice several posts recently on phones when in Canada, but I have more confusion . I would not be using my U.S. phone much in Canada, but still want to have one. If I use my Verizon phone, it adds about $40 per month or89 cents per minute in addition to my hefty phone bill. But I can suspend my service for up to three months (saving about $129 per month) and buy a prepaid phone for use in Canada. It seems I buy a phone and then buy minutes. Is this correct? Can I use these same minutes to call the U.S.?How have your experiences been ?Howdy!We are traveling in Canada this summer and have Verizon share everything plan. I just called Verizon and added Canada to our phones for $15.00 a month. This gives us 1000 minutes calling on the phone and unlimited texting. We tried the prepaid once years ago traveling in Canada and it didn't work out for us. "Happy Trails"Chiefneon

We are in Canada now (two month trip) and bought a cell phone...poor decision or poor choice but it cost us $112 and is only useful (useless) in Canada. Reception is not great at all. We are getting wifi every other day (more than we thought) so that would have been good enough for us.Donna

dcason If you are not satisfied with the phone you bought, many larger stores will take returns with money back.BTC

Often prepaid phones have coverage for restricted area, let's say Atlantic Canada - 4 provinces: NL, NS, PEI, NB.:C

Or use your computer to make calls. Google phone and Skype both work fine, providing you have wfi, of course.Gary Haupt

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dcason
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Jun 06, 2013
We are in Canada now (two month trip) and bought a cell phone...poor decision or poor choice but it cost us $112 and is only useful (useless) in Canada. Reception is not great at all. We are getting wifi every other day (more than we thought) so that would have been good enough for us.

Donna
chiefneon
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Jun 06, 2013
barnrt wrote:
I notice several posts recently on phones when in Canada, but I have more confusion . I would not be using my U.S. phone much in Canada, but still want to have one. If I use my Verizon phone, it adds about $40 per month or89 cents per minute in addition to my hefty phone bill. But I can suspend my service for up to three months (saving about $129 per month) and buy a prepaid phone for use in Canada. It seems I buy a phone and then buy minutes. Is this correct? Can I use these same minutes to call the U.S.?

How have your experiences been ?

Howdy!

We are traveling in Canada this summer and have Verizon share everything plan. I just called Verizon and added Canada to our phones for $15.00 a month. This gives us 1000 minutes calling on the phone and unlimited texting. We tried the prepaid once years ago traveling in Canada and it didn't work out for us.

"Happy Trails"
Chiefneon

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