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I'm moving from NY to Toronto at the end of the month and am researching how to handle cell phone service. In addition to local service advice, I should point out that I will be calling the States on a frequent basis. I have only a cell phone now, but I would consider getting a land line if it proved to be cost effective for long-distance, or I could go the online route.
I'm interested in carriers that have good plans to roaming IN the United States as well, though in the near term I may actually just switch to a $30/mo plan and keep my cell phone for now.
I hope this isn't too vague: just wondering if anything leaps to mind. Thanks!
A word of advice, if you're not looking for a combo package with your internet and cable tv, DO NOT go with Rogers. I'd suggest Bell if you just want mobile phone service alone.
Keep your US cell phone if you do a lot of calls to the US. It doesn't matter if you live in Canada, they will let you keep it. I don't know why you want a landline?
In Canada a basic cell phone plan will cost you 50 dollars a month which will go up to $150 to $200 once you factor in long distance to the US. Actually, in Canada long distance can be classified as 30 miles away.
I assume that to keep my US phone/carrier and live in Canada, I'd have to have a plan without roaming charges, but I can't find one. It appears Verizon had one in the past, but I can't confirm that they still do.
Verizon has a North America plan, that is the best bet if you will be calling the U.S. and wish to roam when back in the states. All the Canadian company's plans are more expensive and you would have to keep one phone for use in Canada and another phone for use in the U.S.
I kept my AT&T account and added their "Canada plan", which offers free roaming (Rogers, Bell, Telus, etc...). Additionally, I have a virtual Canadian number via Magicjack, for my Canadian contacts, that is set to forward all calls to my U.S. mobile phone number.
If your going the landline route, I'd pick up Vonage before you leave the US and get yourself a New York Number. I believe they have a World plan for $29.00/month ... I'm sure they also have a north america plan but not too sure.
This way when you come to Canada, you can call the US and Canada unlimited and people you know in New York, or in the US that have unlimited nationwide calling, can also call you without incurring long distance charges.
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