You might want to consider putting a voice message on your phone that you will be uncontactable for several weeks whilst overseas, but will be able to retrieve sms messages every couple of days. Then you won't have the expense of paying for global roaming calls received, but will have the option of using your phone to make calls. If you get a sim card in the USA be careful as some of the phone companies, apart from the cost of the sim card, charge you an activation fee which was US$85 when I did it two years ago. I now use the sms method, and purchase an international phone card, but again be careful as the ones you buy in the USA such as T-Mobile etc will not work in Canada as the majority of Canada is covered by Rogers Communications. Making calls from your mobile phone using global roaming can cost heaps if you use it a lot.


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