I pay TelCel 200 pesos a month (about 15CAD) for the Sin Frontera plan that, in theory, claims I can use it in Canada and the US for up to 30 days to talk, text, and surf as though I was in Mexico. I was in Canada and the US for longer than that last year, so I only used my Sin Frontera plan when I really needed to, trying to rely on other people’s phones, internet connections, and public WiFi.

This last trip was just for a week, so I knew it would be a good one to really test the plan.

The short of it is that I had NO problems using my Sin Frontera plan in Canada to make calls, send texts, and access the internet. Incredible!

I had the best connection on Rogers, surprisingly enough. Bell and Telus were both a bit moody, especially in Saskatchewan, where they run on SaskTel’s network.

I never managed to connect to SaskTel at all, so they clearly are not part of a roaming agreement with TelCel. It was a bit frustrating to not have service sometimes when my friends on SaskTel were getting good service, but I was really grateful for what I did have. I mean, it would have cost me literally hundreds of dollars to buy for a week a Canadian SIM card and pay for all the services I get through my 200-peso a month plan in Mexico. So the odd bit of downtime was really not worth complaining about!

Thank you so, so much TelCel for helping me keep one foot in the 21st century this past week!