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Roam Mobility - alternative to T-Mobile for Canadian travels to the US
I've discussed before that if you travel frequently to the US, you can get your own US number with T-Mobile prepaid service. All you need is to buy the SIM card, and deposit $100, the account then stays alive for 1 year. Any sub-sequence refill will keep the account active for 1 year as well.
http://www.roammobility.com
Vancouver based Roam Mobility also offers similar services, by using the T-Mobile network at slightly higher cost. The standard 1-day voice, text, 100MB data is only $4. It is more convenient for those who doesn't want to deposit $100 initially. The number is good for 1 year and all you need is to buy a 1-day plan $3 before the year expires.
T-Mobile Pros:
- $2/day for unlimited 2G Data (3G works for me), text, voice in US
- $3/day for 200MB 4G, unlimited text, voice
- $10 to top up to keep account active for 1 year (after $100 deposit to become "GOLD" status)
- SIM Card is $1 at T-Mobile store
- Service can be changed on the phone browser (once connected T-Mobile) or web
- No charges for days if no services are used
T-Mobile Cons:
- $100 initial deposit or else account expires
- Calling Canada becomes LD calls @ $0.49/min
- Alternatively, use a prepaid phone card for LD.
Roam Mobility Pros:
- Buy the days and services you need
- Account expires in 1 year after last purchase
- Plans include voice and text to/from Canada and US
Roam Mobile Cons:
- SIM card is $20
- $4/day for 100MB data, unlimited voice and text
- $3/day for unlimited voice and text
- Purchased service cannot carry-over
Happy traveling!
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發表於 2013-4-15 23:51
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