[Zedbra]

I just had an international student show up and he wants to go and get a pay-as-you go SIM tomorrow and was asking me what company is best here for that service. Well, I have no idea about the different options, I've been on long-term plans for 20 years. My student has a phone, will only be here until the end of January. Please let me know what I need to know and I'll pass the info along.

And, I tried searching pay as you go and also prepaid with no luck. kthanxbai

[RickyTan3]

chatr

[Inaii]

When I used pay-as-you-go I was with Fido, seemed pretty decent. I don't know if they do it anymore, but might be worth looking up on their site.

[jinxcrusader]

If this person is an *EXTREMELY* light user of phones (just using it for emergencies, etc.) ask Rogers for the $100/year prepaid plan. I don't know if they still offer it though but I know my parents are still on that. Not sure if it's something grandfather'd over.

I use Mobilicity. Nothing beats paying $24 a month for unlimited calling texting and data. The occasional network stutter/no connection in thicker walled buildings/underground parkades but i'm hardly in those areas anyway.

[godwin]

Rogers or President's Choice. Assuming your international student has an unlocked phone with the right freq.

You might want to up your searching skills by using Google (https://www.google.ca/search?q=pay+as+you+go+wireless&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gws_rd=cr&ei=FRr8U6uvKIa0igKDsYCoAg) instead of the library or things printed on paper.

[syee]

Might also want to include what type of phone they have. There are hardware limitations that might prevent them from using certain carriers. (namely Wind and Mobilicity, but also Bell/Telus as well depending on phone)

[valent|n0]

speak out from 7-11 is the bang for the buck for minimal use I think

[Zedbra]

Rogers or President's Choice. Assuming your international student has an unlocked phone with the right freq.

You might want to up your searching skills by using Google (https://www.google.ca/search?q=pay+as+you+go+wireless&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gws_rd=cr&ei=FRr8U6uvKIa0igKDsYCoAg) instead of the library or things printed on paper.

It was right before we all called it a night here, thought I'd let the net do it's thing overnight. Print is one thing, actual user's opinion is another - hence, I'm on an internet forum asking just that. **mind blown** Let me know the next time you buy a car from a Google search alone - I'm sure that Ford looks good in print.

Phone is an iPhone, it is unlocked, has the right frequencies - all that was checked prior to my post.

Thanks for the replies and also for letting me know about Google

[PJ]

speak out from 7-11 is the bang for the buck for minimal use I think

+1

I was actually using 7-11's speakout for a couple years before I finally made the switch. I believe it's on the Rogers(?) network too, so if the student isn't going to keep the phone, you have a nice little backup phone if you're ever in a pinch :)

[Zedbra]

Thanks for the info, everyone.

[Zedbra]

So we went to do the 7-11 deal but they do not have the nano SIM cards for the iPhone 5 yest. Ended up setting him up on Koodo's month to month plan for $60 with unlimited calling, text, and 1GB data. He gets 10% off for having his own phone. The Pay as you go plans would have cost more