Roaming charges in Canada
do I need to do anything to my settings to use my phone in Canada or would it be easier to just get a sim while I'm there?
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As advised by MSF using Smarty outside the EU is prohibitively expensive !
Canada is in Smarty’s roaming band 2, data is 25 pence per megabyte.
There are 1024 megabytes in 1 gigabyte, so that is £256 per gigabyte !
If you have an unlocked phone or even a spare phone, get a local Canadian SIM card.
Alternatively, if your phone is eSIM compatible, get a travel eSIM from Airalo or Holafly. If unsure how these work, watch YouTube videos on them, of which there are many. I recommend the guy whose YouTube channel is called “Project Untethered”
ValerieS_971374 Yes....and yes.
This is covered in the FAQ section - https://community.smarty.co.uk/t5/faq/tkb-p/questions
Cost of roaming outside the EU is horrendous. If your phone can take it, look at an e-sim to provide data and consider something like WhatsApp for any calls.
If you really want to roam on your smarty sim, then you will need a large wedge of credit added to your account to pay for it.
