Starting service in Canada is pretty straightforward.
1. Order a sim with a refill. We will activate the sim and add your cash just before you arrive Canada.
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2. Get the sim card only and some airtime below, and activate your sim online at the Rogers Canada web site prior to arrival. You will need a prepaid voucher for service activation - widely available upon arrival in Canada or you can purchase a refill pin here at mrsimcard.
Rogers Canada Prepaid plans for Visitors. | |||||
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There are a multitude of prepaid plans offered by Rogers Canada. You can buy a sim card only and add a refill pin allowing you to use that pin to purchase the plan you desire. We have selected four good plans. You can achieve 4G LTE speed on iPhone 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6+, 7,8,X,11 ..... Older iPhones achieve 3G speed. This sim works well with Android phones. There is no contract, no credit check and currently registration is not necessary. This can change at any time. |
The day pass costs $1 per day for 10MB data or $5 per week for 60MB data. Pay for it from cash loaded to your line. This works awesomely with basic plan and is the least costly way to do data in Canada.
How to purchase Internet Add-ons:
Just launch your internet browser and you'll be asked to purchase a wireless internet pass when you browse to any chargeable website before you can continue.
Blackberry service is available for $15 for 30 days service. The Blackberry Service plan includes On-device browsing, email, instant messaging including BBM and application use and is an add-on to a talk and text plan. You will need an unlocked blackberry to use this plan.
Charge | Includes | How to Purchase. |
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Blackberry Service | ||
$10/month | 100MB | Call 1 800 575-9090. Select 3 for account features. |
$25/month | 500MB | Same as above |
Daily Data Day Pass | ||
$1/Day | 10MB | Open web browser and you'll be asked to purchase a data pass when you browse the web. |
$5/week | 60MB | Same as above |
Call from Canada to anywhere in North America (excluding Mexico) any time, any day for only $0.30 per minute. Regular airtime is charged in addition to long distance rates.
To check your Canada SIM card account balance, free of charge, simply dial *46. All refill vouchers are valid 30 days except the 100 voucher which is valid 365 days. If you don't top up your account before the balance expiry date, any remaining balance in your account will expire and be lost. You will no longer be able to use your phone except for emergency 911 calls. However you can restore your expired balance if you top up within 7 days of the expiry date.
Customer care is offered via a local number +1 855 381-7834. Customer service is of course multi-lingual.
Call Rogers Wireless at this number for best service - 1 888 764 3771, Press 4, 0#, 0#, 0# - then press 1 to get to a Human quickly.
1. Order your ROGERS Canada Sim, and some airtime. We will ship the sim to you from Washington DC, and email your refill pins.
2. Use the refill pin to activate your service just before arrival in Canada.
3. Add money to your sim online at mrsimcard.com
4. Arrive Canada. Insert the sim. Power cycle the the phone.
5. Set the APN if you are using data.
6. Enjoy.
APN: internet.com
Username: wapuser1
Password: wap
Leave all other settings Blank.
For MMS
APN: media.com
Username: media
Password: mda01
Server: 172.25.0.107
MMSC: http://mms.gprs.rogers.com
MMS Proxy: 10.128.1.69
MMS Port: 80
APN Type: mms
Contact Customer Care at +1-703-953-4567 or +61261452511 or +44.7700304300 from your wireless phone.
You can also send an email to Sim Support.
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