Welcome to Our WirelessAdvisor Community!

You are viewing our forums as a GUEST. Please join us so you can post and view all the pictures.
Registration is easy, fast and FREE!

Join Now

Seattle to Toronto Calling only calling 1 number??

Discussion in 'International Wireless Forum (Including Canada and' started by gettreal, Sep 23, 2006.

  1. gettreal

    gettreal New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2006
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    toronto
    Hi there, The person I am calling is in Seattle WA and I am in Toronto. I only ever call the one number in Seattle and the person in Seattle only ever calls my number. I am looking for the best plan for this situation. Is it getting a family plan in the states on a north american plan. I thought I heard somewhere that you can get a deal on the one number you call the most or something like that. any ideas on the best route?? Thanks
     
    #1 gettreal, Sep 23, 2006
  2. Jay2TheRescue

    Jay2TheRescue Resident Spamslayer
    Super Moderator Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 17, 2002
    Messages:
    12,405
    Cell Tower Picture Gallery:
    158
    Likes Received:
    438
    Location:
    Northern Virginia
    My Phone:
    Pixel 4a 5G
    Wireless Provider(s):
    AT&Tingular 310-410
    The only deals like that I know of are for landline service, not cellular.
    Probably your best bet would be a VOIP solution like Vonage.
    -Jay
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
    #2 Jay2TheRescue, Sep 23, 2006
  3. gettreal

    gettreal New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2006
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    toronto
    Jay Thanks, but I need cellular for sure. What can you tell me about this plan?

    129.99 for 2100 minutes under family plan 2 lines
    http://mobileoptions.vzw.com/international/rates/na_calling_plans.html

    we would be able to get two phones under the family plan. the minutes should be good for me... my only question is... if you get the 2 phones under the family plan, can you do what I want to do which is use one phone from the US to call Canada (thats what the plan says) but can I take the 2nd phone and make calls from Canada to the US and still have it covered?

    This is what is says.,..
    Make and receive calls from your Home Airtime Rate and Coverage Area (including Puerto Rico) to parts of Mexico and Canada without incurring roaming or long distance charges.

    IS that how it reads to you???
     
    #3 gettreal, Sep 23, 2006
  4. Jay2TheRescue

    Jay2TheRescue Resident Spamslayer
    Super Moderator Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 17, 2002
    Messages:
    12,405
    Cell Tower Picture Gallery:
    158
    Likes Received:
    438
    Location:
    Northern Virginia
    My Phone:
    Pixel 4a 5G
    Wireless Provider(s):
    AT&Tingular 310-410
    That all sounds good, but if you "park" in Canada VZW may drop you. They will cover a tourist or business traveler who's in Canada for a week or 2, but if all the usage on that line is in Canada they won't like it. Even though they're not charging you for it, they will have to pay roaming fees to the Canadian carrier for the usage of their network. I would say that after 3 or 4 months VZW will drop you, as they would be loosing money on your service.

    -Jay
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
    #4 Jay2TheRescue, Sep 23, 2006
  5. Telekom

    Telekom Bronze Senior Member
    Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2006
    Messages:
    1,821
    Likes Received:
    34
    Location:
    Seattle, Washington USA
    My Phone:
    Nokia 5310, iPhone 3G[S]
    Wireless Provider(s):
    T-Mobile US, Fido CA, T-Mobile NL, Orange IL
    T-Mobile just came out with their "5" program where up to 5 different numbers can be called an unlimited number of times. I'm not sure that would work between Seattle and Toronto since it involves long distance to Canada. Your best bet would be to get a plan and use a service such as onesuite www.onesuite.com that charges only 2 cents/minute to call Canada. I'm not sure what options you have for Canada, but I've use Tricell long distance where you buy a block of minutes in advance.
     
    #5 Telekom, Sep 23, 2006
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page

Copyright 1997-2023 Wireless Advisor™, LLC. All rights reserved. All registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
WirelessAdvisor.com is not associated by ownership or membership with any cellular, PCS or wireless service provider companies and is not meant to be an endorsement of any company or service. Some links on these pages may be paid advertising or paid affiliate programs.

  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Accept Learn More...
    Dismiss Notice