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Are pre-paid cell phones the best options when traveling from US to Canada for about a week?
There are 25 of us going for about a week. We want to stay in touch with each other in case we get lost or need directions etc. I know Cingular and Sprint charge about 60 cents a minute if we use our regular phones there. I'm not sure how many minutes we'll use, so in case we might use a lot, what's the cheapest I could get a pre-paid phone for there? Any recommendations?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
First of all Sprint / AT&T rates are 60c for long distance calling. But the one who receives a call with a US phone while in Canada will pay much more as he/she is paying for roaming+long distance.
Honestly, there is no cheaper alternative unless all 25 of you have unlocked phones which can accept SIM card / cash card of any other service provider. Which would otherwise mean buying new phones. Calling rates on short term services are quite steep and you will realize that the saving per min. is not that much.
When its a matter of just a week, your best bet will be to continue with your same phones and keep your use to reasonable minimum.
Getting new phone will also mean remembering all those 25 new numbers. You can review the links for plans available with following Canadian companies. Good luck
Source(s): www.rogers.ca www.bell.ca www.fido.ca www.telus.ca - 1 decade ago
Net10 can get you 1 min. for 10 cents in the U.S., and it's 15 cents outside of the U.S.
