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Best roamimg rates US/Canada - PAYG

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  • 09-08-2016 7:09pm
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    xlogo
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭


    Pay as you go question....

    Who is the best provider for roaming charges for USA/CANADA ? - If I bring my phone with me who should I sign up to before I go ?


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    xlogo
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭xlogo


    Anyone?


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    tomfoolery60
    Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭tomfoolery60


    xlogo wrote: »
    Pay as you go question....

    Who is the best provider for roaming charges for USA/CANADA ? - If I bring my phone with me who should I sign up to before I go ?

    Buy a sim in the US or Canada. It will be vastly cheaper


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    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,802 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Well Lycamobile offers free call and text roaming in the US:

    http://www.lycamobile.ie/en/roaming-sim-card

    However data roaming is very expensive as it is with everyone.


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    Paulw
    Registered Users Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    In the US, I normally get an AT&T pre-paid SIM. They have some decent packages. Works out cheaper than roaming rates, especially for data.

    Just make sure your phone is unlocked.


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    Charles Babbage
    Registered Users Posts: 5,779 ✭✭✭Charles Babbage


    Vodafone red is reasonable value at 2.99 /day for
    Endless calls home and within this country
    Endless texts home and within this country.
    Plus 200MB of data

    and it works in both US and Canada.

    ATT could work out nearly that, their daily package would be $2.98 if you used data and calls in the US (this also include texts to Ireland, but not calls).


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    readytosnap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭readytosnap


    Paulw wrote: »
    In the US, I normally get an AT&T pre-paid SIM. They have some decent packages. Works out cheaper than roaming rates, especially for data.

    Just make sure your phone is unlocked.

    I also do this, $20 credit last time I was over and it lasted me the 3 weeks, calls and data (mostly data)


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