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

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.

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Verizon_Support

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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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!!!!

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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

Weth

I Will second adding the $25/100MB plan if you are traveling and you plan to have data turned on at all. I then zero out data on the phone counters and keep a close eye. Use airplane mode when you don't need data. using pay as you go and having data on is potentially costly.

The posting stating $200 extra charges for .22 MB and one text message is missing some other facts on how it got up to $200. However just 10 MB on pay as you go will be over $200 and that is not much data. You could literally get that in a few seconds!

Getting a local SIM should also be considered if traveling for extended periods.

MJF77

Just easier to use t mobile if traveling

Weth

not really. Just easier getting local SIM when traveling internationally and having a network in USA that you can actually use outside metropolitan areas.