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Originally Posted by kscarrol
I have kept my old iPhones, unlocked, and simply buy a low cost pay as you go sim wherever I go. A whole lot cheaper than using the international plan from my carrier. OP, If you phone is unlocked, buy a sim here in the US and go. Most carriers offer no contract plans, sign up and cancel when you return to Canada.
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I used to do this when I lived in Canada and traveled to the US frequently for business. I had a TMobile Pre-paid sim and used to pop it in my unlocked phone.
Also used to do that when I travelled to UK, Europe, etc. but was never there frequently enough to keep an account active, just setup a new account everytime I was there.
Now with TM's plans with free roaming, I no longer need to worry about that.
If he's going to be in the US close to 50% of the time, i'd say it's worth at shot to try a US plan that includes free roaming to Canada.
A tip is if you have family in the US on a T-Mobile family plan, it would be cheaper for them to add you vs going on your own. With a family plan of 5 lines, it was like under $30 per phone with the slightly older non-unlimited plan I am on. I think the new unlimited plans might be more a bit more but still big savings with multiple lines.