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Canada SIM Card - FIDO

Prepaid Canada SIM Cards
Prepaid SIM Cards Frequently Asked Questions Buyer's Guide


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The prepaid SIM card for Canada is easily the least expensive solution for making and receiving cellular phone calls while you are in Canada. With a Canada SIM card you also need to Rent a cell phone for Canada or purchase one from our GSM mobile phone store. Outgoing rates, as outlined below, are extremely inexpensive as well. And since these Canada SIM cards are prepaid, there is no need for a contract.

Having a cellular phone while traveling in Canada or internationally is indispensable in terms of security and convenience, and with a prepaid Canada SIM card, it is now also affordable! We also offer other overseas destinations. View our complete list of county specific prepaid SIM cards!

Canada SIM Card Features:

  • Low rates for incoming calls
  • The Canada Fido prepaid SIM card (Network Access Card) for your cell phone
  • US $11.00 worth of airtime
  • A local cell phone number in Canada
  • Voicemail
  • SMS text messaging
  • E-mail
  • No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check

note: Country specific SIM cards can only be used with GSM cellular phones. You will need to rent or purchase one of our unlocked GSM phones designed for overseas use. For the Canada SIM cards, you will need a GSM phone with 1800 MHz compatibility.

Call from the US to your Overseas SIM CARD number at SUPER-LOW RATES with International Calling!

SIM cards that are opened are non-refundable.



Activating Your Service:

To retrieve your Canada cell phone number you can dial 611 from your mobile phone or 1-888-481-FIDO (3436) from a landline. Your Canada mobile phone number is printed on the reverse side of your SIM card packaging and begins (090). From your international cellular phone you can always dial 900 and select option 2 to receive your mobi4u cell phone number.

To start using your service simply:

  • Be sure that battery is charged
  • Insert the Canada SIM chip into the cellular phone
  • Turn on your phone
  • Dial 611 to activate and retrieve your Canada cell phone number
  • Start calling

Customer service for your Canada Fido prepaid SIM card is available by dialing 611 from your Canada cellular phone.

When calling overseas from the United States to your Canada cellular phone number callers will need to dial 1 and then your Canada cell phone number. To call the US simply dial the 1 area code and phone number to be connected. To call abroad (other then to the US) from Canada you will need to a calling card with a local access number in Canada. Direct international calling is not available with Fido.


Adding Talk Time:

A C$15 airtime voucher has been included with your Fido Canada SIM card. Additional credit is available through the purchase of airtime vouchers, also called reload codes (not another SIM card), in Canada. These airtime vouchers are available in 4 denominations of Canadian dollars:

Canada Prepaid Vouchers
Rate Cost Minutes Days Valid
C$0.15/min C$15 100 15
C$0.15/min C$30 200 30
C$0.30/min C$10 33 30
C$0.30/min C$25 83 60

Refill your prepaid service account whenever you want. Simply open the prepaid voucher and punch the secret code into the keypad of your international cell phone to apply the respective credit.

Airtime vouchers are available locally in Canada at convenience stores, petrol stations and local Fido authorized dealers.

At any time you can dial *46, free of charge, from your Canada cell phone to check your account balance 901 [send] from your cell phone to find out the remaining call credit balance on your SIM card


Rates:

A C$15 airtime voucher has been included with your Fido Canada SIM card. Additional credit is available through the purchase of airtime vouchers, also called reload codes (not another SIM card), in Canada. These airtime vouchers are available in 4 denominations o Canadian dollars:

Canada Domestic Rates (per minute)
Airtime Voucher Rate Minutes Days Valid
C$15 C$0.15 100 15
C$30 C$0.15 200 30
C$10 C$0.30 33 30
C$25 C$0.30 83 60

Canada International Rates (per minute)

Calls to the US are C$0.33/min


E-mail:

Receive e-mails at an easy-to-remember fido.ca address!

E-Mail Messaging lets you send and receive e-mail messages of up to 155 characters each, right on your handset display. Your e-mail address is easy to remember, because it's your Fido phone number (area code + your Fido number) followed by @fido.ca (e.g.: 4161234567@fido.ca). This service works anywhere in Fido's PCS coverage area and is billed on a per-use basis at 7¢ for every e-mail message sent or received.


Service Life:

If you do not recharge your account within 120 days your Mobile phone number will be recycled and any remaining airtime credit will be forfeit. To get connected again you will be required to purchase another SIM card. The 120-day period starts the day you activate in Canada.


Canada SIM Card Coverage:

Cellular coverage in Canada is excellent, far exceeding typical cellular coverage in the US.

Prepaid Canada SIM Card Coverage
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