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Old May 5, 2022 | 10:41 pm
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Pre paid sim for CA

Looking to buy online. Wifey is going for a week and just need couple of gigs to support while she is going to be outside. I could ask ATT to enable it on her prepaid sim but I thought there might be better options available...

Any thoughts if prepaid sims are available online? Not looking for anything major.
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Old May 6, 2022 | 5:13 am
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Assuming you have a phone that is compatible with eSIM, you can check out Airalo.

https://www.airalo.com/help/about-ai...s-support-esim

They offer pretty competitive rates, but they only offer data with their eSIMs, no phone number is given.
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Old May 6, 2022 | 9:03 am
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You’re already with ATT Prepaid? The $40 plan has 15 GB and works in Can, US, and Mexico.

i actually use it as a daily driver in both countries

buying a fresh sim at an American Walmart will give you more data, subject to a seasonal promotion that often returns for three months twice a year
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Old May 6, 2022 | 2:53 pm
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perhaps this will suit your needs? If not, 7-Eleven has their own brand of cell service. I think you can get a tourist sim card from most of their stores.
USA/Canada Prepaid DATA Roaming SIM Card 7 Days Unlimited Data (1GB at 4G LTE high Speed, Unlimited 128kbps afterward) | Best Buy Canada
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Old May 13, 2022 | 5:30 pm
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Originally Posted by On Time Reports
Assuming you have a phone that is compatible with eSIM, you can check out Airalo.

https://www.airalo.com/help/about-ai...s-support-esim

They offer pretty competitive rates, but they only offer data with their eSIMs, no phone number is given.
Mrs is mostly concerned with data for Uber/Lyft/ Google maps and prices look competitive with short term plans! Thanks for the info.
Have you used them before?
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Old May 14, 2022 | 5:50 am
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Check with ATT first for a roam like at home plan for Canada. It will likely be much cheaper to add Canada for the week on her current phone.
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Old May 18, 2022 | 2:49 am
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DP -

Got a 30 day Airalo e-sim for Canada. Fairly cheap for not having to runaround.
Day 1 - everything seems to be fine.

Will update if any issues occur during next couple of weeks.
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I have used Airalo for a few trips, Mexico and USA, pretty straight forward. I will definitely us it again.
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Old May 30, 2022 | 10:03 pm
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DP - Worked fine over the 2 week trip!

Thanks for the recommendation.
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