I just checked Bell online again- the info I saw before (couple of months ago at most) is gone- there was a plan for all the states or Florida only for snowbirds.
I have a calling card to call anywhere in North America- my problem won't be calling home
I wanted to be able to call others in my family and my friends who are going with us while at Disney- right in the parks while were are separated- to meet up kind of thing-
So you can buy a pay as you go for $15 - that includes the phone? We would have to buy two per family probably but not bad- how many minutes do you get? Are there trusted sites to view?
Thanks, Jen
I would call Bell again and inquire.....I have a Solo phone and use prepaid cards....I have the roaming feature on my phone and didn't have to register a credit card.....I know I can't be billed $2.99 a minute because I check my balance after each call and it doesn't seem to go down very quickly...now I don't use my phone all the time...only when it is necessary.
I would call Bell again and inquire.....I have a Solo phone and use prepaid cards....I have the roaming feature on my phone and didn't have to register a credit card.....I know I can't be billed $2.99 a minute because I check my balance after each call and it doesn't seem to go down very quickly...now I don't use my phone all the time...only when it is necessary.
just ordered 2 virgin mobile phones off their website - $40 plus taxes got us 2 free phones & $ 20 of talk/text time per phone . $0.10 per min between the phones or $0.10 per text . Should do us for the week we are there.
and free delivery to the resort. They'll be waiting for us when we arrive next weekend !
Seemed better than the paying our two cel providers ( dw's phone is work on another carrier) either roaming or the packaged programs.
I bought a Tracfone for $14.99 once we got to the US. Bought prepaid cards and used it as needed. After the first week, I set up automatic payments via my Paypal account. The phone doesn't work here in Canada, but it was still a lot cheaper than using my Canadian phone in the US.
PrincessNED
I spent some time on the Virgin Mobile site and I see the 10/20 plan which is the plan I think you are referring to.
Which phones did you purchase? or was there a different deal you purchased under?
I assume after the 90 days the phone goes dead and you just pay to reactivate it the next time you are in the US?
Thanks
Dan
just ordered 2 virgin mobile phones off their website - $40 plus taxes got us 2 free phones & $ 20 of talk/text time per phone . $0.10 per min between the phones or $0.10 per text . Should do us for the week we are there.
and free delivery to the resort. They'll be waiting for us when we arrive next weekend !
Seemed better than the paying our two cel providers ( dw's phone is work on another carrier) either roaming or the packaged programs.
I thought this was a great idea. I just tried to order two phones to have shipped to my resort but I could not do it with a credit card with a non US billing address. I called Virgin Mobile and they said I needed to do it with a retail store location. Can you tell me how you did it?
My back up plan is to go to the Virgin Mega Store at Downtown Disney to get one without a US billing address credit card.
Thanks for the great idea! Have a great trip.
Sorry I forgot to mention- I used my Paypal account to make the payment and used the resort we are staying at for the address - seemed to work fine that way cause they took my $ and the phones are at the resort.
Great deal!
We did not know about this and bought a WalMart AT&T prepaid phone (trusted the name for some reason) for $18 plus taxes with a $10 credit. So net cost would have be 8 bucks. Local calls were $0.10 per minute and I think it was $0.50 to Canada. The phone is garbage, but what can you expect for 8 bucks? LOL.