Using Verizon in Canada
I have a Verizon phone with the Americas Choice plan. I have plenty of minutes available but wanted to know how I can use my cell phone when I travel to Canada for about a week without incurring horr...
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Add Canada & Mexico
Get minutes to use in Canada and Mexico with your Share Everything® Plan.
1000 shared minutes for:
Long distance1 from the US to Canada/Mexico.
Calls while in Canada/Mexico to numbers in the US, Mexico or Canada (coverage not available everywhere).
Messaging rates:
Text messages while in Mexico are 50¢ per message sent (per recipient) and 5¢ per message received. Text messages sent while in Canada are billed the same as when you’re in the US.
Multimedia messages while in Mexico and Canada are billed the same as when you’re in the US, plus global data charges. See below for data rates.
DID YOU KNOW?
Unlimited Messaging from the US to Canada and Mexico is included in your Share Everything Plan.
Canada & Mexico Option2
Shared Minutes for Long Distance and Roaming Monthly Account Access Per-Minute Rate After Allowance
1000 $15 35¢
Data usage in Canada is $0.002/KB and in Mexico is $0.005/KB. For a data package to use in Canada and Mexico, click here.
EXAMPLE
2 smartphones ($40 each) $80 line access
4 gigabytes (GB) of shared data with
Unlimited Talk and Text in the U.S. + $70 account access
1000 Shared Canada and Mexico Minutes + $15 account access
$165 monthly access
Add Canada & Mexico
Get minutes to use in Canada and Mexico with your Share Everything® Plan.
1000 shared minutes for:
Long distance1 from the US to Canada/Mexico.
Calls while in Canada/Mexico to numbers in the US, Mexico or Canada (coverage not available everywhere).
Messaging rates:
Text messages while in Mexico are 50¢ per message sent (per recipient) and 5¢ per message received. Text messages sent while in Canada are billed the same as when you’re in the US.
Multimedia messages while in Mexico and Canada are billed the same as when you’re in the US, plus global data charges. See below for data rates.
DID YOU KNOW?
Unlimited Messaging from the US to Canada and Mexico is included in your Share Everything Plan.
Canada & Mexico Option2
Shared Minutes for Long Distance and Roaming Monthly Account Access Per-Minute Rate After Allowance
1000 $15 35¢
Data usage in Canada is $0.002/KB and in Mexico is $0.005/KB. For a data package to use in Canada and Mexico, click here.
EXAMPLE
2 smartphones ($40 each) $80 line access
4 gigabytes (GB) of shared data with
Unlimited Talk and Text in the U.S. + $70 account access
1000 Shared Canada and Mexico Minutes + $15 account access
$165 monthly access
