International plan is great if you need it ....if you just want to call home or receive calls from home then wifi calling works fine. No cost...discussed in previous posts. It DOES work....used it multiple times from France at zero cost AND you receive any calls from the USA without ANY issues (or cost)

Verizon Travel Pass (International Plan) works if needed as a standby BUT if you just want to make calls home OR receive calls from home then wifi calling should be your choice