I have never traveled abroad so I’m wondering what the easiest thing is to do here.
One of my daughters will have a business meeting in a few months in either London or Ireland (she’s very excited!). We all have Verizon on the same plan, and Canada and Mexico are already included.
What, if anything, would we need to do to make sure she could call or text while there? Do we call Verizon and get a temporary international plan? Is it that easy?
Thank you for your suggestions!
She could also use an e-sim while she is there. Super easy and cheap.
We’ve had travel pass on our phones for about a decade, it kicks in overseas as soon as you use your phone to call, text or access internet, $12 a day. One on my sons was in England for study abroad last semester, Verizon had another plan that was around $20 or $30 extra a month for his phone, that I added and removed when he got home, his sisters visited and their travel passes kicked in. Very easy.
Upgrade to Unlimited Ultimate - it includes unlimited international data, talk & text, and if you’re already on the regular unlimited plan, it’s only $5-$10 more for the whole month (depending on what your overall plan is). You can downgrade back to the regular plan once the trip is over.
This is what I do whenever I have to travel abroad (which happens several times a year). Much better than paying $12/day with the Travel Pass.
I use the TravelPass on my phone.
We typically keep H’s phone on airplane mode so we don’t pay for two TravelPasses daily – he will use hotel/ship wifi to check emails/texts.
Do you have an unlimited plan, or a legacy limited minutes/limited data plan?
If you have an unlimited plan, then upgrading to ultimate for a month is cheaper than using TravelPass for a day (if you’re on Unlimited Plus) or for two days (if you’re on Unlimited Welcome). It’s $5-10 more for the whole month versus $12 per day.