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Re: Suggestions on Phone Service
[Re: Teresasxm]
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11/15/2022 02:01 PM
11/15/2022 02:01 PM
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We are in the same boat. $15 a day for roaming out of country… we tend to leave the phones at home when going to the beach and check on messages and missed calls when we have a wifi. If you need access to the phone 24/7, then you bite a bullet or get a local SIM card. Last few years our daughter decided that she is an independently wealthy and can afford $15 a day charge so we just used her cell phone as a Hot Spot to get the wifi data…. It’s not like we can’t afford this $15 per day charge- we are spending way more than that for a breakfast every day while on the island- but rather an act of rebellion towards our beloved cell phone providers….
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Re: Suggestions on Phone Service
[Re: Teresasxm]
#291211
11/15/2022 04:28 PM
11/15/2022 04:28 PM
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Posts: 13,146 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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If you are with Roger's, the roam like home service is now $15 a day. I have a SXM sim card in another phone which I use to make local calls, but that phone is very expensive to make calls to Canada. I use it to make local calls and use my Canadian phone for long distance calls to Canada.I mainly use WIFI for my phone service here and keep the phone in flight mode to limit data use.You can purchase a sim card and put it in your Canadian phone to use when you are here and there is a weekly plan which you can purchase for a reasonable amount.If you go to the cellular store located within the Carrefour Market on Bush Road, they will set you up.
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Re: Suggestions on Phone Service
[Re: Teresasxm]
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11/16/2022 08:02 AM
11/16/2022 08:02 AM
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I have done pretty much the same thing as Cacapasa, except I use my regular phone. Once the plane leaves the US, I switch SIM cards in my US phone. This gives me the advantage of retaining all my US contacts in the phone I use on island. I used to go to Tech Hub to get it set up, but now that I'm more familiar with the setup, I just go to The Mailbox, which is closer to where I stay, to pay for data. I used to pay $35 for thirty days. This time it was $18 for thirty days. I will add another week when my thirty days are up. I really like having wifi at all times without having to enter passwords of various venues I visit.
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Re: Suggestions on Phone Service
[Re: Teresasxm]
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11/16/2022 12:41 PM
11/16/2022 12:41 PM
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We are coming from the US and have Verizon so no help to Canadians, we will use wifi when available and wifi calling if need be but since (until this trip) we tend to have to work while on island I just get the one month international plan from Verizon for $100 per phone which gives us more data than the $10 per day plan and since we are there for three weeks it is less expensive. They set it up where it automatically ends after the 30 days. It works on both sides of the island and Anguilla.
I just bill it to the company, it helps that my wife sleeps with the owner of the company.
Leaving today to start the journey first to Anguilla, SXM on Sunday!
Last edited by Todd; 11/16/2022 12:42 PM.
I prefer the Isle seat
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Re: Suggestions on Phone Service
[Re: cruzer]
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11/17/2022 10:02 AM
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We have Spectrum cell service as well and have used it on the island and to call to the island. There are some taxes added to the rates but it is still only around 9 cents per minute and works well. In March I used it a few times to call home and to also make local SXM calls but if you have access to wi-fi, you can use that and avoid any charges. One just has to remember to change to and from airplane mode. You also have to make sure you have international calling activated on your Spectrum phone/account.
I also have a SXM cell and still use it some as I have time/credit on it and also my Chippie card. It was bought prior to the Spectrum cell service.
I have no idea if Spectrum is available in Canada as the poster that started the post is from Canada.
WhatsApp is a good alternative also.
J.D.
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Re: Suggestions on Phone Service
[Re: Teresasxm]
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12/08/2022 04:13 PM
12/08/2022 04:13 PM
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If you can use apps/data to communicate back home that would be ideal. I am a big fan of WhatsApp (mentioned above). Just load it onto your phone before you travel. Once you put in the new SIM card, WhatsApp will as you if you want to stay with the old phone number (always Yes) and that way all your WhatsApp contacts will still be able to reach you.
Speaking from experience, even receiving one phone call with Rogers will trigger the $15 Roam Like Home Charge - you may have to disable that before you leave.
Edit - just notice your dates. Oops. Hope you had fun
Last edited by jon; 12/08/2022 04:14 PM.
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