As a lot of us spend a considerable amount of time in the US each year, thought I would see what most people do regarding their cellphone usage while in the US. I usually get a plan with my current provider for texting and use a phone card for calls back to Canada, which usually ends up costing me $20/day for testing and local calls.
I know a lot of people have a separate dedicated phone while in the US. When I was in Niagara Falls recently, I came across this offer from Boost Mobile. Basically you have to buy a disposable phone for $29.99 (this is the basic phone for calls and texts, no internet) and you get a $10 credit with the phone purchase. They have a daily unlimited plan for texting/calls to the US for $2/day. Basically you only get charged for the days you use the phone while in the US (billing starts the day you arrive and ends the day you leave the US). So if you go to Vegas for a week, it cost you $14 total for unlimited texting and calls to the US. Seems like a pretty good option vs using your Canadian provider phone. Not sure what they charge for calls to Canada?
Anyone know of other decent phone offers for US based carriers?
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