***Update*** Adding Canadian service to Verizon plan

Swapping SIMS is an AT&T, T-Mobile thing, not so easy on VZW

My old job required us to work on both sides. Several of my (former) co-workers bought "Canadian" SIM cards and would just swap SIMs

No I don't recall phone models or which company

We were able to add Canada to our VZW MORE EVERY UNL TLK&TXT plan for the month we spent on Cape Breton. Had no hassles either adding it or stopping it when back in the US.

WxToad

Maxi Signal wrote:
I have had North Americas choice plan for years. Great for voice . Data is a no go. I live on the border and go to Canada quite a bit.

I also used the North American plan on two previous visits to Canada but I don't believe it is available anymore. You may be grandfathered in on this plan since you have had it several years. We are getting ready to enter Canada for five weeks the end of June and the current options don't appear to be very good. You can check the Mexico and Canada Global Plan but it is nowhere near the old North American plan.

loggenrock wrote:
Anyone have any experience with adding Verizon's global roaming for a month or two to your existing service? Which carrier does Verizon team up with? Will be in the Maritimes - looks like Virgin Mobile, Bell Mobility, or Telux have the best coverage there. Thanks for your input! ST

I have had North Americas choice plan for years. Great for voice . Data is a no go. I live on the border and go to Canada quite a bit.

I am not sure you can. We tried to add Canada to our Verizon plan for a trip a couple of years ago. When I had asked about it a month or so before we left, the staff at the Verizon store said no problem. When I tried to add it, just before we headed to Canada, they said no can do. So I don't know if I just got bad answers from the Verizon folks or if it is not available. We ended up buying a cheap prepaid phone so we could keep in contact with kids. And the per minute rate that the Canada plan charged was not cheap. Probably would have been just at cheap to use our Verizon phone and pay the roaming charges.