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How can a Russian mobile number receive texts in Canada?

In the last few months all Canadian mobile operators have terminated roaming agreements with Russian carriers, reportedly to comply with the Canadian government's sanctions against Russia. If someone ...
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Activate Verizon SIM Card While In Canada

I am in the middle of a long term trip in Canada (~6 Months). Until now I have been using a Verizon plan which allows me to roam on Canadian networks free of charge. I recently lost my phone and have ...
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What is the time limit for using T-Mobile SIM cards in Canada?

Looking at prepaid SIM card options in Canada it seems that the best choice by far is to get a T-Mobile prepaid plan for $50/month which includes 4GB of data and allows you to use the same tariff in ...
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Best SIM card for Vancouver/Whistler-Blackcomb, BC (for: phone, SMS, almost no data usage)? [closed]

What would you suggest as the best SIM card for Vancouver and Whistler-Blackcomb (BC)? Main Usage: phone calls, SMS, almost no data usage.
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Prepaid SIM card for short term - Canada [duplicate]

I've checked questions like: Economical mobile data for US and Canada Any Sim Card that works in Canada & US Prepaid SIM card for US and Canada They don't really address my problem. I will be ...
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Can I get a local sim card at London Ontario International Airport (YXU)?

I'll be arriving at London Ontario International Airport at night about 9pm next week. I was wondering if I could get a local sim card with a data plan at the airport then? How much would it cost and ...
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Can you use Canadian tablet-only SIM cards in a phone to make calls and receive text messages?

Looking up the prepaid SIM card market in Canada it seems that the reasonably priced options for my needs (2GB of data) are only available in the "tablet" plans. However it's not clear if those SIM ...
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Possible to get Canadian SIM card for data only for a few days?

I'm gonna be in Montreal for a few days but my carrier doesn't provide any service. Is there any Canadian carrier who sells a sim card just for data for a few days? I'm used to the European easiness ...
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Mobile Data for Short Trip to Toronto, Canada

I am an American planning a short trip (a long weekend) to Canada. I want to allow for using 2 Gig of data in the few days I am there (if you imagine that I am a photographer who wants to access maps ...
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How to deal with contact numbers while traveling?

The Android Contact List (People App) on my phone has numbers from my contacts entered as it is needed to call them from my home country (Canada): Local numbers entered with 10 digits, including now ...
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Buying a phone for using in both France and Canada

I'm planning to buy a new mobile phone in Canada, where I'll use it for a while before returning to France. I never traveled outside of Europe before, so I don't know a lot about the technical aspect ...
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Canada mobile phone plan [closed]

I'm going to study abroad (in Québec) for 4 months. My question is related to my mobile phone plan. I currently have a french mobile phone plan with Orange. The Orange website is... well quite ...
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Prepaid phone for use in Canada

Looking for cheap dumb phone for use on 2 week trip to Canada (I have iPad for Wi-Fi so don't need data). We are landing on ferry from Portland ME to Nova Scotia so landing in Yarmouth. Thoughts? ...
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Who pays when receiving international calls on a local Canadian mobile number?

I have no landline and have a Bell account for my cell. I live in Canada and am expecting a call from a friend in Australia. Will I be charged to receive the call from Australia on my cell on my free ...
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What SIM card should I buy for Canada and the USA [duplicate]

This question has been marked as a duplicate. While it is very similar to another question, that questions doesn't have answers which specifically solve my problems: i.e., those answers do not ...
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