Adding an eSIM for travel to the US

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Adding an eSIM for travel to the US

Looking for confirmation of everything I’ve been reading, please and thank you!

I am travelling to the US, so when I get to the border, I buy an eSIM from lets say T-Mobile. Once I activate that eSIM, I go to settings, turn off my Canadian carrier cell data and roaming. The T-Mobile eSIM is then active and I can make calls and use data from T-Mobile. I don’t lose any of my contacts or other information on my phone.

Will I still get calls and texts from my Canadian number, and if I do, will Telus ding me for the US daily data rate? Or could I set up the Telus “per use” travel plan in which case I can receive texts for free.

Telus charges $14/day for US roaming. I can get an unlimited T-Mobile for $40 US for 30 days.

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 5, 2024 1:06 PM

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Mogrant61 Author

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Sep 5, 2024 7:20 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

The Telus plan is $14 per day. We’ll be in the US for 10 to 12 days. I have to get texts on at least a couple of the days when i do payroll for clients.

It looks like my workaround will be to put an eSIM in my iPad, turn off the cell data on my iPhone, then use a hotspot to get data on my phone. All my clients have iPhones so their texts will come through on wifi. And I think there’s a way to do wifi calling on my phone if I really need it.

Might be a better way, but it will work.

Hubby will get an eSIM for his phone in case we need it.

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Sep 5, 2024 1:33 PM in response to Mogrant61

If you turn off your Telus calling and data you won’t get calls to your Telus number, unless you enable call forwarding on it before you turn it off. How much does the Telus travel plan cost?

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Adding an eSIM for travel to the US

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