Hello, yes, you would be correct about these plans. However, they have a plan cod unlimited plus which I would activate if I chose to go overseas. Which would offset the cost for these charges. And I also, have a plan like your friend in Germany. Or I had to have Internet service at my residence before getting on their mobile service.
> On Apr 3, 2023, at 12:28 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Joseph, > > A Quick Google search gave me the following website which seems to be > up-to-date: > > Spectrum Mobile Roaming Rates For All Countries > <https://tecody.com/spectrum-mobile-roaming-rates/> > > According to that, Spectrum does charge for calls, texts and data although it > is quite reasonable, here is what they show for Canada and the Philippines: > Canada > Call: $0.01/minute > SMS: $0.02 > Data: $0.01/mb > Philippines > Call: $0.08/minute > SMS: $0.02 > Data: $0.01mb > > Text and data rates are the same, but calls if you are in the Philippines can > add up at 8 Cents a minute. Using data would work out to be $10/Gb so if I > used 3 Gb during a typical holiday it would be $30 which isn't too bad and if > our Canadian carriers would offer such a deal I probably wouldn't bother > getting a local SIM in the Philippines, either although in this particular > example I still might because my wife's family usually texts and of course > they would not want to send us texts to our Canadian numbers. Despite the > fact that a SIM is inexpensive there and data is relatively cheap compared to > here in Canada, still many people can't afford to have some big data plan all > the time. > I know a friend of mine from Germany can use his German mobile here as if he > was at home and it doesn't cost him anything extra, but he has some sort of > fairly large package thorugh his provider there which gives him his home > phone, internet, cell phone and I think also TV and I guess if you pay enough > then you get it for free, but as always and everywhere, you get what you pay > for and if you try to find the best and least expensive package here, then > you can't typically assume you have free roaming included. > It is not for no reason why sometimes you hear about people who travel > outside of the US or Canada and their kid ends up watching a few movies > without the parents realizing it and they come home to a $1,000 roaming bill. > When I searched for the Spectrum roaming rates I saw a search result which > stated that T-Mobile apparentl did away with roaming charges. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of joseph > hudson > Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 10:12 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: SIM Card vs eSIM Card > > Yes, I guess that's what I mean. They have roaming agreements. With other > countries. And you won't be charged extra for using that service from what > they say. > Joseph Hudson > > EmailFaceTime/iMessage > jhud7...@twc.com > > Connect with me on zoom > > https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3437608339?pwd=akNsMHlLTWsyWmk0UXdSaVdsSkhNUT09 > > > On Apr 3, 2023, at 12:08 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Also, what do you mean by " Spectrum will be supported wherever you go"? If > you mena they have roaming agreements with carriers in many other countries > then that is true for pretty much all providers, but it is not necessarily a > good option in terms of cost. Once again, I don't know what they offer > exactly, but here in Canada using the roaming feature if you go on holidays > for 2 or 3 weeks is definitely not a good option. Telus, for example, has > their "easy roam" option and with it I can use my iPhone just if I were at > home and while this may be convenient, it is expensive. They have two plans, > if I travel to the United States it is $14/day and if I travel > internationally they offer the same in somewhere around 200 countries for > $16/day. Yes, I can then simply use my phone, people can call my Canadian > number and I can talk unlimited, I can also call back to Canada unlimited and > I can use my data according to my plan, e.g. I have a 50 Gb data plan so that > is what I can use. However, if I am there let's say for 20 days then it costs > me $320 and considering that in the Philippines I can buy a SIM for 40 Pesos > (approx. $1 Canadian or around 70 Cents US) and I can buy 2 or 3 Gb of data > for maybe $5, this is super expensive. I use a Voice over IP phone system for > my business so as long as I have data, I get all business calls and can > decide whether to take them or not and I can call out from my business > number. As for family and friends, many have iPhones or use WhatsApp so that > is not a problem, either and typically 2 or 3 Gb of data will be enough for 2 > or 3 weeks if it's used primarily for just email and phone calls, but even if > I have to buy another couple of Gigs, I can typically still get by spending > maybe $10 or $15 which is a lot less than $320. > On the other hand, if I had to go to the US for a couple of days to a trade > show or something like that I would of course not bother, I'd just pay the > $14/day and not worry about having to get some sort of prepaid service. > > For the most part a Dollar (that would > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of joseph > hudson > Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 9:45 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: SIM Card vs eSIM Card > > Hi Mike, while I just switched to eSIM from my iPhone 14, I will tell you, > once you got the eSIM, it makes the transfer to the new phone a lot easier. > Is there will be a pop-up that will pop up on your old phone or I mean new > phone for you to ask, allow the eSIM transfer. Once this is done, you will be > set to go. And even if you do travel out of the country, Spectrum will be > supported wherever you go. They have multiple countries supported. > > > > On Apr 3, 2023, at 7:28 AM, Mike B. <mb69ma...@fastmail.com > <mailto:mb69ma...@fastmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi All, > > My wife and I we'll be receiving our new SE2022 iPhones today. Which will be > better, sticking with the physical SIM Cards, or switching to the, eSIM card? > > If we do any traveling it'll be only here in the United States and our > carrier is Spectrum. So, since our carrier is nationwide this shouldn't be > any problem. I'm throwing thi information in because this could matter to > someone that travels out of the country. > > All input is welcome. Thanks much. > > Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/004c01d96627%24da65c280%246101a8c0%40MikeArcadia7 > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/004c01d96627%24da65c280%246101a8c0%40MikeArcadia7?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/6EABCE0B-E0FD-4B94-BC43-8AA7FD276113%40twc.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/6EABCE0B-E0FD-4B94-BC43-8AA7FD276113%40twc.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/PH7PR12MB5656A13587F9370566B467A8C7929%40PH7PR12MB5656.namprd12.prod.outlook.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/PH7PR12MB5656A13587F9370566B467A8C7929%40PH7PR12MB5656.namprd12.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/E09BFB29-CBCB-4BD9-8D67-78ECD591A9B9%40twc.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/E09BFB29-CBCB-4BD9-8D67-78ECD591A9B9%40twc.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/PH7PR12MB56566FC99C96875CB5A53B8AC7929%40PH7PR12MB5656.namprd12.prod.outlook.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/PH7PR12MB56566FC99C96875CB5A53B8AC7929%40PH7PR12MB5656.namprd12.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/AD8908C4-3B3D-4D26-B9F0-0328F3B3D5C2%40twc.com.
