US/Canada Phone Plans

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  1. Denadii Cho

    Denadii Cho Light Load Member

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    I'm wondering if anyone has a decent phone plan. I'm talking about North America. Calling to Canada, calling to the US Telus had a decent one a while back that I used. It gave me 400 minutes a month for 150.00. Not good at all by US standards, but not bad for our primitive society.
    What do you have?
     
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  3. mgfg

    mgfg Road Train Member

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    Go with Verizon. Best coverage in North America with the lowest rates! Telus/Sprint has the poorest coverage of the three majors.
     
  4. Denadii Cho

    Denadii Cho Light Load Member

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    What say? I get it in the States?
     
  5. TheHealthyDriver

    TheHealthyDriver Heavy Load Member

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    Yup, go south and grab a Verizon phone with the Canada plan on it.
     
  6. bulldozerbert

    bulldozerbert Medium Load Member

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    yuppers, I am in Ont. and use Verizon.

    450 minutes, 59.99. no roaming, no long distance.............

    pay bills on line.

    U might ned a U.S. address...................I used my sis- in-laws...........

    No complaints, any issues I had ( only one) were eresolved quickly and politely.
     
  7. mgfg

    mgfg Road Train Member

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    Make up a US address and have the bill paid by your Visa/Master Card.
     
  8. blanks

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    i'got a Virgin she's the only one in Canada (Ontario) I found with a U.S. plan, $40 for 100 minutes..... for a month. I'm gonna look 4 this Verizon w/ "Canada plan" while I'm down here.
     
  9. mgfg

    mgfg Road Train Member

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    TA and Petro in Effingham have sales reps in the TS. These folks really know their stuff and understand the Canadian thing. Heck, they even give you an address! Make up a SIN as Verizon has no way of checking it.

    TA in Wytheville, VA has a rep there also.

    If you walk into a Verizon store you always do better and find smarter/sharper people # corporate Verizon stores as to the store owned and run by the locals. They typically don't get the "Canada" thing.

    The best (imho) is the Verizon push to talk>It only adds $15 a month to your bill and you can talk all day on it!
     
  10. rescuer4ever

    rescuer4ever Bobtail Member

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    Another option is to use a calling card. I heard NUVO which is available # Petro Pass has really good rates. It was tailored towards calling in North America.
     
  11. blanks

    blanks Light Load Member

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    it's fifty some dollars/mth, I shoulda got the pamphlet.
    I was at the SanAntonio Petro, they don't really get the Canadian thing but they did have a pamphlet that explains the details.
     
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