Originally Posted by
WillTravel
For most plans, receiving text messages won't cost you anything. But definitely turn off roaming.
I'm from Canada (with Telus) and with my cell phone, unless I remove the SIM card, I receive text messages, which cost $0.60 in the US and $1.50 internationally. There is no way to disable this without removing the SIM card.
The only other option is to use airplane mode, but then I can't use wifi.
But it's good to know that not everyone is stuck with a terrible plan like me, I guess!