samsteele
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2014
Recently I have been using skype & texting with my old itouch using the complimentary wifi when vacationing at WDW. It's worked well and is cheap but being able to place a quick, regular cell phone call back to Canada would be a plus.
I just took advantage of the new Canadian cell phone unlocking law and was given my unlock code. Unlocking the phone for US travel sounds like it should be a much better deal for me. My carrier presently charges $8/day or $40/month at 75 cents/min for basic US travel pkg.
For those who use an unlocked cell phone at WDW, what do you actually do?
Do you 1) purchase a US phone plan with compatible sim in Canada before you leave (sounds $) or 2) wait until you arrive at WDW and buy a sim card there? I usually don't rent a car so going to Walmart would require an uber. ps I saw a sim card vending machine at AS Sports this past Sept & while probably not the greatest rate, looked like something that was being used by overseas guests. Usually at least one guest was purchasing a sim every time I walked by. The cards were not branded with a known phone carrier like Bell or AT&T but that may not be a big deal. I asked the desk staff about the sim vending machine and they knew nothing about it.
If there is another thread similar to this one, pls feel free to move this inquiry there. I know the old cell phone thread was locked because it had run for 9 yrs or more. I spent some time reading through the old thread but couldn't find anything on point. TIA for your reply.
I just took advantage of the new Canadian cell phone unlocking law and was given my unlock code. Unlocking the phone for US travel sounds like it should be a much better deal for me. My carrier presently charges $8/day or $40/month at 75 cents/min for basic US travel pkg.
For those who use an unlocked cell phone at WDW, what do you actually do?
Do you 1) purchase a US phone plan with compatible sim in Canada before you leave (sounds $) or 2) wait until you arrive at WDW and buy a sim card there? I usually don't rent a car so going to Walmart would require an uber. ps I saw a sim card vending machine at AS Sports this past Sept & while probably not the greatest rate, looked like something that was being used by overseas guests. Usually at least one guest was purchasing a sim every time I walked by. The cards were not branded with a known phone carrier like Bell or AT&T but that may not be a big deal. I asked the desk staff about the sim vending machine and they knew nothing about it.
If there is another thread similar to this one, pls feel free to move this inquiry there. I know the old cell phone thread was locked because it had run for 9 yrs or more. I spent some time reading through the old thread but couldn't find anything on point. TIA for your reply.