Canada/US cellphone plans.

Can't you just get prepaid US SIM card for like $30-50 per month?

 

40 extra for 15 gigs data this is through TELUS .. I’m Manitoba based so it may be different elsewhere in Canada ..

 

Mexico & Canada International Roaming Plans | Cricket

 

Assuming your with Rogers. .. I called and kicked up shot when they took it from $5 to $7 a day. I said I was leaving and just get a us phone for when I'm south and the put me over to the "retention" department and they gave me 2 extra gigs a month to stay and a flat rate of $10 a month no matter how many days. Don't be afraid to threaten to leave. It helps if you own your phone. You don't always need the latest greatest. I have a note 3 that still works great. When the note8's get a little cheaper l, I'll pay cash and upgrade, and won't have a contract so I can leave ANYTIME.
GOOD LUCK!

 

I know Cricket does have stores in Canada. Not quite sure what the policies are in those stores

 

I used to get $50 I believe a month for cell allowance. I was with telus at the time and $50 didn’t go very far. I’d shown the company a monthly bill and they ended up giving me a little more to offset the cost. I was state side probably 70% of the month.

Some of the dudes I worked with had simply gotten a US number and used a PO Box for their US address. Not sure if that is still possible or not. It was cheaper for them to use the American plan in Canada than it was the other way around.

The Canadian cell companies screw us any chance they get!