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SIM Card For Canada

venomx
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Family members are travelling to Canada for a short holiday soon, they want a temporary sim card which will work over there ( data/texts/minutes) ( their current provider iD do not offer any services for Canada )

What is the best option ? EE look good, can they just get a free sim card here, and then top it up when they arrive in Canada ?

Thanks

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  • marcia_
    marcia_ Posts: 3,624 Forumite
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    venomx said:
    Family members are travelling to Canada for a short holiday soon, they want a temporary sim card which will work over there ( data/texts/minutes) ( their current provider iD do not offer any services for Canada )

    What is the best option ? EE look good, can they just get a free sim card here, and then top it up when they arrive in Canada ?

    Thanks
     There are stalls in airports selling local sim cards for tourists 
  • venomx
    venomx Posts: 1,142 Forumite
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    marcia_ said:
    venomx said:
    Family members are travelling to Canada for a short holiday soon, they want a temporary sim card which will work over there ( data/texts/minutes) ( their current provider iD do not offer any services for Canada )

    What is the best option ? EE look good, can they just get a free sim card here, and then top it up when they arrive in Canada ?

    Thanks
     There are stalls in airports selling local sim cards for tourists 
    They are flying to the US and then getting a train to Canada.
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 21,484 Forumite
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    Do they have the option of e-sim on their phone?
    If they do plenty of companies offer the service. 

    If you check u-tube for people that travel overseas a lot you will find offers such as

    Saily eSIM data plans. You can get a 15% discount by using the code TRUEBLUE at checkout

    I have no connection with them other than watching them. Plenty of others may have the same.
    Life in the slow lane
  • venomx
    venomx Posts: 1,142 Forumite
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    born_again said:
    Do they have the option of e-sim on their phone?
    If they do plenty of companies offer the service. 

    If you check u-tube for people that travel overseas a lot you will find offers such as

    Saily eSIM data plans. You can get a 15% discount by using the code TRUEBLUE at checkout

    I have no connection with them other than watching them. Plenty of others may have the same.
    Appreciate the info but no they do not.
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