Originally Posted by
Seat64A
I'm back in the UK and would like to thank all those who responded to my original post.
I found the variety of cards available bewildering. For example, at the Seven Eleven store near my hotel on Davie, I found cards which were better for long calls (because of set up fees) as well as many which quoted, for example from 3 cents per minute to the UK with no further detail. Very confusing!
Yep, exactly what I was writing about. Because I don't have time to play these games, I stick to the President's Choice card. Even if it should be half a penny more per minute.
In the event, I stuck to text messaging. It appears that Rogers is the only operator which uses GSM and I was able to use my UK T-Mobile SIM on Rogers' network for 40 pence a message (around 70 cents). I received text messages at no cost.
70 Cents a message is highway robbery, but there just is no reasonable roaming for anybody in the US or Canada. Even a Roger's SIM in the US has outrageous roaming fees.
Prepaid Cell: FIDO is GSM too, but nowadays this is just another Rogers brand. Depending on how long you stay and how much you call, you could buy a cheap "throw-away" pre-paid phone. Unfortunately, in Canada there are no offers comparable to Trac-Fone in the US.
P.S. Does the Super Valu chain sell the President's Choice/Loblaw card?
Fortunately, somebody else knows more about Super Valu than I do and answered this already.
