US to Canada calling . . . Cell Phone Providers?

[Arabella 4]

Has anyone found a good cell phone provider for calling and texting Canada? I use phone cards because my cell company charges $.29/min for calling Canada. Texts cost me $.29 per text so I got a "bundle" that lets me send only 100 texts a month for $9.99 (this is just for texts sent to Canada, I also pay for a separate US text plan). I know I am not getting a good deal on either. When Sean moves here I would like to just change companies to make it easier for him to call home.

I tried searching online but didn't come up with anything.

Any recommendations?

Thanks!

Edited August 14, 2009 by Arabella

[Danu 19]

we decided its just cheeper to get a long distance phone plan with his cable provider cuz cellphone long distance is retarded expensive

[SapphireDreams 71]

I just use phone cards because they are super cheap here. A $5 phone card sells for only $4 and it gives me 8 hours of talking.

Text messaging shouldn't cost you anything though. I have t-mobile and I can text to anywhere in North America for free.

[Rustbelt 0]

We're right on the border and the best plan we've found for covering both US and Canadian calls/texting is Verizon. It's expensive - $120/month for our two phones - but the only one that gives us the coverage we need.

We also have a landline of sorts. We use Vonage which for $40/month gives us unlimited calling to the US, UK (my wife's family are all there) and Canada. It also allows us to take the phone back & forth between her place & mine, if necessary. As long as we have an internet connection, we can get on the phone. Plus we have three numbers - one US and two Canadian (for my wife's business).

[J&K 0]

Can't help with cell phone, because it too was costing too much to call home when I moved down here.

Eventually when we got internet, we went with Vonage. I can call home as much as I want for $24.99/month (plus taxes and fees). As well as John can call his mom, dad / family in West Virginia, Texas and Oregon.

As long as the internet or power doesn't go out, I'm good

[trailmix 77]

Verizon: (not cheap mind you lol)

Nationwide Plus Canada - Perfect if you travel to Canada frequently. Now available with Friends & Family®. Unlimited calling to and from any 5 numbers on any network in America. link

[Hugglebuggles 60]

We have Verizon's north American plan and I don't find it to expensive. My fiance had it to call me in Canada for $75 a month, then when I moved down here he added me to the line and now we pay just over $100 for the two lines. Personally, I don't think $100 for two cell phone lines is really that bad, considering I was paying $60 for a really crappy cell plan with Bell back home.

For a land line phone, I used the Cogeco digital phone in Canada, which gives you unlimited North American calling for just under $50 a month. I think there are similar plans in the US with cable companies like Comcast.

[Marilyn. 340]

I have a Net 10 prepaid cell phone and it is 10 to 15 cents a minute to call Canada...

Edited August 14, 2009 by Marilyn.

[thetreble 19]

Verizon: (not cheap mind you lol)

Nationwide Plus Canada - Perfect if you travel to Canada frequently. Now available with Friends & Family®. Unlimited calling to and from any 5 numbers on any network in America. link

This is what I have. It's great.

[sly_wolf 199]

Verizon: (not cheap mind you lol)

Nationwide Plus Canada - Perfect if you travel to Canada frequently. Now available with Friends & Family®. Unlimited calling to and from any 5 numbers on any network in America. link

Does this include free roaming in Canada?

[lady-alone 0]

T-Mobile has an international calling plan....you add the feature for $4.99/month and rate to Canada is $0.09/minute.

[domegirl1978 1]

My fiance also has the VERIZON plan. It's approximately what other people are paying, something like 100$ a month which isn't cheap but also factor in that he sends me approximately 1200 texts a month....YES, 1200. I know its ridiculous but true. Our friends make fun of us constantly.

I'd say thats not a bad price considering here in Montreal with BELL i pay 78$ a month which includes no long distance talk time whatsoever. The one good thing I have is free incoming calls so that when my SO calls me with his VERIZON plan during the day Monday- Friday its free for me or else it would cost me a fortune.

[Kimbear 53]

we decided its just cheeper to get a long distance phone plan with his cable provider cuz cellphone long distance is retarded expensive

retardedly expensive..lets see..cell phone bills even with the northamerican long distance pkg with telus: avg..was 700$ month..i did that for 4 months. then said ####### i'm crazy LOL. and found out about skype , gchat, etc. which i have call logs with.

T-Mobile has an international calling plan....you add the feature for $4.99/month and rate to Canada is $0.09/minute.

really? hmm david has tmobile..and they didn't tell him that..he has a plan..but it's still stupid $$$.

[JillA 2]

Verizon: (not cheap mind you lol)

Nationwide Plus Canada - Perfect if you travel to Canada frequently. Now available with Friends & Family®. Unlimited calling to and from any 5 numbers on any network in America. link

Does this include free roaming in Canada?

Yes it does! That's why I got the Verizon Canada plan, so I could use it in Canada without roaming charges, and use it here to call Canada without LD charges

[sly_wolf 199]

Verizon: (not cheap mind you lol)

Nationwide Plus Canada - Perfect if you travel to Canada frequently. Now available with Friends & Family®. Unlimited calling to and from any 5 numbers on any network in America. link

Does this include free roaming in Canada?

Yes it does! That's why I got the Verizon Canada plan, so I could use it in Canada without roaming charges, and use it here to call Canada without LD charges

#######! We just signed up with AT&T