Moving to Canada and Retaining US number: VoIP vs DualSim

[moving_guy]

Hey there,

I'll be moving to Canada from the US shortly, and I want to retain my current US phone number. When I was in Canada before, and I was able to do this by having 1 SIM card that was a T-Mobile Talk & Text only plan for ~$20/month, and a cheap plan from a Canadian carrier in my other SIM slot for data. I now have a phone with only one SIM slot, so I was looking into alternatives.
One solution seemed to be that I could port my current US phone number to a VoIP service like voip.ms, and then forward calls to my Canadian carrier in my SIM slot, but I'm not sure how well this service works cross-border.
The other solution would be to use a Dual sim adapter product like https://www.simore.com/en/dual-sim-adapter-galaxy-s10-samsung-speed-zx-twin.html, but I'm not sure how well this product would work.
Anyone have any experience here/experience with cross-border VoIP providers?

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hey there,

I'll be moving to Canada from the US shortly, and I want to retain my current US phone number. When I was in Canada before, and I was able to do this by having 1 SIM card that was a T-Mobile Talk & Text only plan for ~$20/month, and a cheap plan from a Canadian carrier in my other SIM slot for data. I now have a phone with only one SIM slot, so I was looking into alternatives.
One solution seemed to be that I could port my current US phone number to a VoIP service like voip.ms, and then forward calls to my Canadian carrier in my SIM slot, but I'm not sure how well this service works cross-border.
The other solution would be to use a Dual sim adapter product like https://www.simore.com/en/dual-sim-adapter-galaxy-s10-samsung-speed-zx-twin.html, but I'm not sure how well this product would work.
Anyone have any experience here/experience with cross-border VoIP providers?

1. Just buy an unlocked dual sim phone at Best Buy for less than $175.00

 

[moving_guy]

Hmm

Hi



1. Just buy an unlocked dual sim phone at Best Buy for less than $175.00

Well I'd like to get a couple more years out of my S10 and not downgrade to a worse phone for this reason.

 

[wisuboubac1980]

It's great to see that you're considering your options to retain your US phone number while moving to Canada. The challenges of cross-border communication can be tricky, but it's good that you're exploring solutions. VoIP services like voip.ms can offer a practical way to maintain your number and manage calls across borders. To further understand how to get a VoIP number and make it work effectively, you might find this informative article helpful: Visit Here. It's always a good idea to gather insights and information before making a decision.

 

[Foxxo]

Google voice works great for this purpose. It's free and you can make and receive calls and texts with the app. Unfortunately it does not support forwarding to Canadian numbers.