Cell phone in Canada
We plan to spend some time traveling in Canada. It seems our flip phone with Consumer Cellular needs to have an International SIM card; they do not offer them. I was wondering if it would be cheaper t...
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bsinmich wrote:
My biggest problem with Verizon was when I would visit a Granddaughter & Great Grandson in St. Clair, MI I would always end up with roaming charges from Ontario, which is just across the river. The same problem in Algonac State Park (MI) on the river also. It works in Canada at about a buck a minute. My last surprise was my On Star would not call a Canadian number from Canada. I could call to the US from Canada but not a local Canadian call.
I have had this experience myself travelling near the border on several occasions. I will speak from experience of having 4 daughters with iPhones (well three of them) and travelling with them! It can be an experience but always worth it!
All you have to do when near borders is turn off the ability of your device to roam. It is part of every device's operating system.
