verizon plans

The $100.00 Verizon plan is the way to go. I'm on the cheep side and now consider it just part of travel. Otherwise constantly worrying about turning it on and off. I will however warn you that yes your sign up for 30 specific days, but I've had to call and remind them to take it off my bill upon returning home when I noticed they had not.

I use it often and am using it right now in Spain. Just make sure to cancel when you get home

I always use the Verizon monthly plan and it’s great. My phone works just as it does at home. Unless you check the auto renew box when you sign up there is nothing to cancel. It expires after your 30 days. You pick the start date. I always have it start a day or two early so I can make sure I get the text message saying it started.

I think I am the exception and that it works for most, however I had problems near the end of a 3 week trip with the data usage limit of 20GB for the month. Now, my husband used the monthly plan with no problems, and never reached the limit, so everyone's mileage will vary. But once I hit the 20GB on my phone, it was so slow as to essentially be a brick.

I also download Google maps of the areas I’ll be in, for offline use, just in case I’m someplace where there is no cell service.

It’s much cheaper and easier to just upgrade your plan to Unlimited Ultimate for the time you need the international access. Verizon allows you to to easily upgrade for a specific period of time (they’ll even allow you to enter a start and end date), and this way you’re only paying at most $25 for a month (which is the difference between Welcome 30 and the Unlimited Ultimate at $55). We do this whenever we travel internationally.