"Data Roaming USA & Canada" vs "Pay as You Go Global Data & Std. Voice"

[re13579]

I'm traveling abroad, and it looks like the "Pay as You Go Global Data & Std. Voice" plan is a good option for my HTC One. I only want it for emergencies. As I checkout to add this plan to my phone, Verizon automatically tries to cancel my "Data Roaming USA & Canada" plan.

Why do they try to cancel it? And what am I losing by switching to the pay as you go plan? They're both listed as $0.

[verisonripoff]

Don't take a Verizon phone with you.  They will rip you off blind.  One week in the caribbean and i kept my phone off almost every moment of it.  And when I did turn it on I put it in airplane mode.  Get home and I was wacked $200 for $0 roaming fees, 1 text message and .22mb of background data.  They're crazy. Run to AT&T!!!!

[vzw_customer_support · Accepted solution]

re13579, we hope that you have a fabulous vacation! No worries, you can keep your current data plan while internationally traveling. However, we recommend that you add the $25.00 100 MB plan to use while internationally roaming overseas. If you choose not to add it, you will be billed $20.48 per MB when accessing data on your Smartphone. For more information regarding using your phone while traveling, click http://vz.to/n9PFe9

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[MJF77]

If you travel use T Mobile.  Data roaming is included.  Verizon is robbery.

[Ann154]

MJF77 wrote:

If you travel use T Mobile.  Data roaming is included.  Verizon is robbery.

Not everyone has access to a local T-Mobile tower in the USA.

[MJF77]

Try republic wireless

[Ann154]

MJF77 wrote:

Try republic wireless

Even more unlikely where I live.

[MJF77]

Sprint it the back up network. Just a cheap option

[Ann154]

MJF77 wrote:

Sprint it the back up network. Just a cheap option

Ha! Sprint drops five miles out from town. Keep trying buddy.

[MJF77]

Then use verizon

When traveling get a domestic carrier prepaid or don't use verizon.

I have been verizon customer 11 years. My comments are for people who travel