Mobile service provider in the US and Canada

[adb105]

I'm going on a holiday in late August (20th) to Canada and the US till early October (7th) and while i am there i would like to get a sim card for my phone mainly for data but also for the occasional call and text message.

so my question is, what options do i have that work in both Canada and the US and of those what is my best option for mainly data but not exclusively for data?

thanks.

[DeathSentinels]

There aren't any options to use one SIM card in both countries, getting set up in the US should be easy, just go with t-mobile,

in canada go with rogers

[TopWargamer]

I don't know about in Canada, but in the USA on T-Mobile they have this plan that gives you 100 minutes, unlimited texting, and 5GB of 4G/LTE data with unlimited 2G speeds after that for just $30.

(This is the plan that I'm currently on.)

 

The only way to get it is to order it online on WalMart's website.

 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/T-Mobile-Micro-SIM-Activation-Kit/24099996

It comes with a month of service and the SIM card itself.

 

Make sure that your phone is unlocked and has the compatible radio frequencies.

[adb105]

@ deathsentinels, thats a shame. Does the Rogers service have good coverage all over Canada as I will be spending time in both the east and west? Also is there a particular plan that you recommend that isn't a locked in contract (I will be in Canada for about 30 days) that would suit me?

@TopWargamer, I have looked into it and I'm 90% sure my note 3 (sm-n9005)will work in the us. I'm not 100%sure about Canada though, do they share the same range of frequencies?

[TopWargamer]

@TopWargamer, I have looked into it and I'm 90% sure my note 3 (sm-n9005)will work in the us. I'm not 100%sure about Canada though, do they share the same range of frequencies?

Your Note 3 will work just fine on T-Mobile. As for Canadian carriers, I'm pretty all or most of them are on GSM networks, so it should work there as well.

 

Just make sure that your Note 3 is unlocked.