popularDaddio1949 posted Nov 12, 2024 04:51 PM
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Verizon Wireless, Lowering your Cell Phone Cost When Traveling Abroad
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This post is for Verizon wireless customers who plan to travel abroad. If you have another wireless service, you may not be interested, except to ridicule Verizon customers.
Verizon wireless service when traveling abroad can be expensive. Currently, Verizon charges $12/day for data, talk, and text for international travel if you have their lower tier plans (Unlimited Welcome and Unlimited Plus). Verizon calls this extra charge TravelPass. However, under their Unlimited Ultimate plan data, talk, and text are included in the monthly plan charge. The Unlimited Ultimate has the highest monthly fixed charge. Note, there is no roaming charge for Canada and Mexico for the lower tier plans.
TravelPass [verizon.com]
Verizon plans [verizon.com]
But, Verizon allows you to temporarily switch plans even within a billing cycle, and by switching plans you can beat the $12/day TravelPass charge.
We recently made 1-week trip to Europe and my daughter also made another 2-week trip to Europe in past few months. The day before we left, I switched the phones from Unlimited Welcome to Unlimited Ultimate. The day after the trip I switched the phone back to Unlimited Welcome. For the 1-week trip to Europe we were under the Unlimited Ultimate plan for just over a week. I did the same for my daughter's 2-week trip to Europe. Also, I could have switched plans on the days we left and returned because when I called Verizon, they switched us during the call.
The additional cost for Unlimited Ultimate is $25/line for the entire month, but Verizon prorates the cost for just the time spent under the Unlimited Ultimate. Consequently, for the 7-day trip to Europe the total increase in cost per phone was $10. If we kept the less expensive plan, Unlimited Welcome, the increase would have been $70 (7 times $10/day). For my daughter the total additional cost was $25 for 3-weeks in Europe, If she stayed under the cheaper plan the increased cost would have been $210 (21 days time $10/day).
Note, Verizon has now increased the TravelPass cost from $10/day to $12/day.
Verizon wireless service when traveling abroad can be expensive. Currently, Verizon charges $12/day for data, talk, and text for international travel if you have their lower tier plans (Unlimited Welcome and Unlimited Plus). Verizon calls this extra charge TravelPass. However, under their Unlimited Ultimate plan data, talk, and text are included in the monthly plan charge. The Unlimited Ultimate has the highest monthly fixed charge. Note, there is no roaming charge for Canada and Mexico for the lower tier plans.
TravelPass [verizon.com]
Verizon plans [verizon.com]
But, Verizon allows you to temporarily switch plans even within a billing cycle, and by switching plans you can beat the $12/day TravelPass charge.
We recently made 1-week trip to Europe and my daughter also made another 2-week trip to Europe in past few months. The day before we left, I switched the phones from Unlimited Welcome to Unlimited Ultimate. The day after the trip I switched the phone back to Unlimited Welcome. For the 1-week trip to Europe we were under the Unlimited Ultimate plan for just over a week. I did the same for my daughter's 2-week trip to Europe. Also, I could have switched plans on the days we left and returned because when I called Verizon, they switched us during the call.
The additional cost for Unlimited Ultimate is $25/line for the entire month, but Verizon prorates the cost for just the time spent under the Unlimited Ultimate. Consequently, for the 7-day trip to Europe the total increase in cost per phone was $10. If we kept the less expensive plan, Unlimited Welcome, the increase would have been $70 (7 times $10/day). For my daughter the total additional cost was $25 for 3-weeks in Europe, If she stayed under the cheaper plan the increased cost would have been $210 (21 days time $10/day).
Note, Verizon has now increased the TravelPass cost from $10/day to $12/day.
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This post is for Verizon wireless customers who plan to travel abroad. If you have another wireless service, you may not be interested, except to ridicule Verizon customers.
Verizon wireless service when traveling abroad can be expensive. Currently, Verizon charges $12/day for data, talk, and text for international travel if you have their lower tier plans (Unlimited Welcome and Unlimited Plus). Verizon calls this extra charge TravelPass. However, under their Unlimited Ultimate plan data, talk, and text are included in the monthly plan charge. The Unlimited Ultimate has the highest monthly fixed charge. Note, there is no roaming charge for Canada and Mexico for the lower tier plans.
TravelPass [verizon.com]
Verizon plans [verizon.com]
But, Verizon allows you to temporarily switch plans even within a billing cycle, and by switching plans you can beat the $12/day TravelPass charge.
We recently made 1-week trip to Europe and my daughter also made another 2-week trip to Europe in past few months. The day before we left, I switched the phones from Unlimited Welcome to Unlimited Ultimate. The day after the trip I switched the phone back to Unlimited Welcome. For the 1-week trip to Europe we were under the Unlimited Ultimate plan for just over a week. I did the same for my daughter's 2-week trip to Europe. Also, I could have switched plans on the days we left and returned because when I called Verizon, they switched us during the call.
The additional cost for Unlimited Ultimate is $25/line for the entire month, but Verizon prorates the cost for just the time spent under the Unlimited Ultimate. Consequently, for the 7-day trip to Europe the total increase in cost per phone was $10. If we kept the less expensive plan, Unlimited Welcome, the increase would have been $70 (7 times $10/day). For my daughter the total additional cost was $25 for 3-weeks in Europe, If she stayed under the cheaper plan the increased cost would have been $210 (21 days time $10/day).
Note, Verizon has now increased the TravelPass cost from $10/day to $12/day.
Verizon wireless service when traveling abroad can be expensive. Currently, Verizon charges $12/day for data, talk, and text for international travel if you have their lower tier plans (Unlimited Welcome and Unlimited Plus). Verizon calls this extra charge TravelPass. However, under their Unlimited Ultimate plan data, talk, and text are included in the monthly plan charge. The Unlimited Ultimate has the highest monthly fixed charge. Note, there is no roaming charge for Canada and Mexico for the lower tier plans.
TravelPass [verizon.com]
Verizon plans [verizon.com]
But, Verizon allows you to temporarily switch plans even within a billing cycle, and by switching plans you can beat the $12/day TravelPass charge.
We recently made 1-week trip to Europe and my daughter also made another 2-week trip to Europe in past few months. The day before we left, I switched the phones from Unlimited Welcome to Unlimited Ultimate. The day after the trip I switched the phone back to Unlimited Welcome. For the 1-week trip to Europe we were under the Unlimited Ultimate plan for just over a week. I did the same for my daughter's 2-week trip to Europe. Also, I could have switched plans on the days we left and returned because when I called Verizon, they switched us during the call.
The additional cost for Unlimited Ultimate is $25/line for the entire month, but Verizon prorates the cost for just the time spent under the Unlimited Ultimate. Consequently, for the 7-day trip to Europe the total increase in cost per phone was $10. If we kept the less expensive plan, Unlimited Welcome, the increase would have been $70 (7 times $10/day). For my daughter the total additional cost was $25 for 3-weeks in Europe, If she stayed under the cheaper plan the increased cost would have been $210 (21 days time $10/day).
Note, Verizon has now increased the TravelPass cost from $10/day to $12/day.
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Bro, this is 2024. As soon as you land in Paris or London, hit the esim section of your phone and just pick a provider. EZ as that.
and I am considering using this plan from T-Mobile
https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-pho...-data-pass
I am new to T-Mobile and will be using an older phone
What do you all think? ty
By the way the old phone does not take esim
I don't exactly understand why there are so many foreign/local providers offering data only eSIMs. Don't you still also need another SIM and plan for voice and text?
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Thank you for this tip.
Can you downgrade the plan while still making payments on the phone?
Best option for international travel is to get an international sim. Went to Portugal this year. Spent 15€ for unlimited data for two weeks.
If you are on a 5G (Start, Play, Get, etc), you won't be able to switch back. That said, you need to see if the old plans are still worth it or not. For example, 5G Start included some gigs for hotspot, but if you don't use it, you're better off with U Welcome as it's lower priced.
But if you are in Play, AND use both Disney bundle and Apple Arcade, then switching over to U Plus would end up consting you more to get those addons. If you only use Disney, then it's a wash.
The only exception to this are the super old plans like "the new verizon plan" but honestly, if you're on that plan you're probably spending waaaaay more than you should anyway
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This info is for the iPhone but I'm sure newer phones all follow this setup, "The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are eSIM-only in the United States. This means that users can have two eSIMs at once and use two lines simultaneously. The iPhone 14 can have eight eSIM profiles and supports up to two active eSIMs".
Basically ESIM companies don't have their own network, they purchase network capacity from larger carriers at wholesale and resell them. When you're comparing ESIM plans you'll see it list the carrier, that should give you a better understanding of the coverage. For example, if coverage and a strong connection were important to me, I'd go with an ESIM plan that lists Verizon as the carrier over 123mobile or a carrier I've never heard off.
I've used GlobalYO and Airalo in the past but theres many more. You need to pick one most suitable for the country/region you're traveling to. If you're going to more than one country, get an ESIM plan that supports multiple countries in that region. You may also want to toggle off your primary sim or set the data roaming for the primary sim to off. If you run into spotty coverage, your phone may connect through the primary SIM instead of the ESIM, leaving you with international charges.
Keep in mind, if you don't purchase your ESIM before you fly out, you will need wifi to purchase the ESIM. I usually purchase my ESIM using the airport wifi when I land. If you don't speak the language it can be an extra hassle deplaning, collecting luggage, and connecting to the Airport Wifi w/o the ability to search for instructions you don't understand on your phone.
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