Bare-bones U.S. cell phone plan that works in Canada

Post date: 2021-06-18 07:46:38

I'm currently using Mint Mobile and I love it -- I pay $15 a month for 4 gigs of data and unlimited talk and text. However, I'm about to have to renew the plan for another year, and with the Canadian border about to open again I'm hesitating...

Is there a similar cheap bare-bones limited data plan that works in Canada (and ideally also Mexico)? With Mint, I can make calls to friends in Canada, but it looks like I can't actually call out if I'm the one in Canada. My old T-Mobile plan was great for this, but to go back to T-Mobile I either have to choose zero data ($20 a month, but a huge pain when I'm traveling and I need just a little bit of data to look something up) or unlimited data ($70 or some ridiculous per month, since I'm just a single phone line and don't qualify for any discounts).

Are there any other plans out there that would fit my needs? Assume I do not have access to a family plan.

Alternatively, is there a SIM card I can buy for Canada that isn't time-limited? All the minimalist SIM cards I've seen only work for a 30-day window. When the border is open, I commonly go to Canada for a weekend once a month or so, so 30 days plans don't suit my needs very well. The cost adds up, and it's also a pain to have to stop my drive to buy a card on every trip. If there exists some kind of cheap annual Canadian SIM card with a minimal amount of data and minutes on it, that would potentially solve my problem too.

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