Verizon International Travel

[Mbrill73]

I have been to Mexico and Canada with my 6P and been unable to connect to local cellular networks. I have tried everything Verizon suggested and even tried a local Sim through Fido in Canada. Absolutely no luck. I've searched for an answer but can't find one. Any thoughts?

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Dumb question but do you have roaming data turned on?

 

[Mbrill73]

Dumb question but do you have roaming data turned on?

Not a dumb question but yes

 

[kenorian]

Soon after I got this phone I traveled to the Bahamas. Calls worked, but even after 45 mins with VZW tech support, couldn't get wireless data.

I read somewhere to put the SIM in a VZW branded phone, and have them turn international features off and on, then put the SIM back in my 6P.

Went to England, and it worked.

I can't say for sure that the SIM thing worked, or if was the carrier in the carrier in the Caribbean.

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[smitts]

I have been to Denmark and Canada with the phone. Denmark I used a prepaid local sim ($27us for 3 gigs!!!) without problems

In Canada I had to allow roaming once the phone recognized it was in another country. A coworker had problems with his s5 that took an hour for Verizon to fix. I'll text him and see if he remembers.

One note, I tried to activate the traveler plan (or whatever verizon calls it) that let's you pay $2/day in Canada and Mexico to use your plan minutes, data, etc. I was told they couldn't do it since it is not a Verizon phone. I escalated and got them to discount am Intl plan, but still seemed dumb. Plenty of people but iPhones and bring them to Verizon...

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[Mbrill73]

Thanks smitts. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Mbrill73]

I have been to Denmark and Canada with the phone. Denmark I used a prepaid local sim ($27us for 3 gigs!!!) without problems

In Canada I had to allow roaming once the phone recognized it was in another country. A coworker had problems with his s5 that took an hour for Verizon to fix. I'll text him and see if he remembers.

One note, I tried to activate the traveler plan (or whatever verizon calls it) that let's you pay $2/day in Canada and Mexico to use your plan minutes, data, etc. I was told they couldn't do it since it is not a Verizon phone. I escalated and got them to discount am Intl plan, but still seemed dumb. Plenty of people but iPhones and bring them to Verizon...

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Did you have to change any settings when you used the prepaid sim in Denmark?

 

[RHChan84]

In order to get VZW to work, you need to put your SIM in a VZW phone and then activate it and then out it back on the Nexus. Ive seen it a few times and it works.

When I went to Mexico, all I had to do was put in the new SIM, delete the APN, then reboot and it took a few minutes and I was good to go. I had service before I got through the border control right after you get off the plane but before you get your luggage.

I picked up a 1.5GB prepaid SIM and it worked great. Even had 4G except for when I was in the lobby of the hotel since it was in the middle and it was very spotty even on my work phone.

 

[smitts]

I think I just had to turn on global

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[mmaged2287]

Hi there,
Does anyone know how I can activate the regular travel plan in Italy? I'm leaving for Europe in July. I don't have access to "travel pass" on my plan. I just need data and phone calls. I also don't want another sim. I would rather use my phone number. I called up Verizon and they said it could work, but they won't have any way of knowing until I'm on my trip.