@DrMike wrote:
1. So, if I went with a European eSIM and used my Pixel 7's settings to turn OFF the use of my Rogers physical SIM, but turned ON the use of the eSIM for data, I assume that this is as good as having the RLH option removed from my account?
2. Or is it still better to have the RLH removed for now, and then turn on the Rogers SIM if I need to make a voice call etc, but in that case incur pay-per-use charges instead?
1. That is correct, however, many people recommend removing the physical SIM "to make sure" nothing goes sideways.
2. I'm a firm believer in pay per use, provided you are able to limit your use to true emergencies.
I do not know what is going on with all the commotion in this thread? if you use your phone while outside of canada, you WILL get charged. nothing is free, its either pay per use roaming, or rome like home depending on which one you are set up with.
Do you want to avoid roaming charges? who doesn't i'm sure pretty much everyone wants to avoid roaming charges except for rich people who can afford it. Airplane mode works, but there are reports of glitches where some people have been able to connect to a foreign network even when air plane mode was on. we had a friend this happened to, her phone had airplane mode on and her phone was connected to a local carrier outside of canada and incoming calls were ringing, this was cellular connection, not wifi or anything like that, we witnessed it so we know first hand some phones may have this glitch. but if your smart and see a text message "welcome to roaming" and have airplane mode turned on, then you know somethings up with your phone and not to mess with it, or it can be an expensive bill.
option 2 is to physically remove your sim card. why risk having it accidentally turn on by mistake? take it out, keep it somewhere and put it back in the phone when you get to canada. this is super easy anyone can do this and there should be no need to complain about charges when doing this as your phone is physically disconnected from the sim card its physically impossible for it to connect to a tower and place a call. the only call you can make is 911 or 112 to the police.
Also if the resort you are on has Wifi, and most do, then just use apps on your phone to communicate with each other, like email, or third party messaging apps. I went away for a whole week and used email to communicate with my family members, why? because practically anyone with a smart phone has email and email is free to use over wifi, text messaging costs money when your travelling outside so why pay more if u cant afford it?
just follow these tips and you will have almost Zero issues keeping in touch while on your vacation trip.
There is no need to do anything else, just follow those tips, but if your rich and want to spend money, turn on roaming and go nutz, but dont complain to me when you get the bill.
@Sal00 wrote:
You do not get charged for incoming calls or text messages.
I believe you meant to say "unanswered" incoming calls. Thank you for your input. I am also just trying to help people avoid roaming charges, especially the $15/day type, if people do not use their phones much and are away for a few weeks where they could be dinged for hundreds of dollars.
We do outline ways to stay in touch while minimizing costs, as recommended by @Pauly above and in my summary link.
I agree with 57. and by the way, when you are travelling outside of canada, your choices should be this:
1. Agree to Roam on another carrier and pay the roam like home or pay per use roaming rates. This is the most convenient, however it is also the most pricey as there is a cost for convenience. You also have to be very careful if you have a smart phone because data is constantly being used in the background.
2. Buy/rent a local SIM card from the resort, yes rent is an option, I have rented a sim card as far back as mid 2000's and put it in my unlocked phone and data and airtime locally and just topped it up with with the local currency.
3. Take out the SIM card completely and just use the local Wi-Fi from the resort or hotel. you can use the built in apps on your phone to communicate such as Email, chat, or third party messaging apps. Sorry, Text Messaging will not work when connected to Wi-Fi, but that is okay, every one who has a smart phone has an email address even if they dont use it.
Sal00, just because you never experienced charges does not mean everyone else will follow the same scenario as you. Your probably very smart with how to configure your phone, we can not say the same for everyone else, lots of people don't know how to turn off roaming and data roaming. Plus is always a chance when roaming in another country you can get charged even if you don't answer an incoming call, it happened to me personally, My phone rang and I did not answer it and it went to voicemail, the next month, I was charged for the call going to voicemail, its a real thing, it happened to a lot of people, and it happens when roaming on certain networks and does not happen on others so you may have been lucky and not have it happen to you. Its also a pita wrap to fight with customer service to waive the charges.
THere is no guarantee 2FA/MFA sms will be delivered once you are outside of canada, but in the event it does work, yes it will be pay per use. i am not sure if receiving sms are free, or not, but you might want to consult rogers customer service for that.
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