Verizon’s new Travel Pass –
Verizon recently announced a great new program called Travel Pass.
This program allows calls, text and data using your existing plan while you travel internationally for a cost of $10 per-day when you are traveling. It also offers $2 per-day for Mexico and Canada travel.
This is a huge improvement from the free plans offered by T-Mobile and AT&T as the data is not at the slower 3g speed.
The program works in 65 countries:
TravelPass Countries
| Countries A-J | Cost per Device |
|---|---|
| Anguilla | $10 per day |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $10 per day |
| Aruba | $10 per day |
| Australia | $10 per day |
| Austria | $10 per day |
| Barbados | $10 per day |
| Belgium | $10 per day |
| Bonaire | $10 per day |
| British Virgin Islands | $10 per day |
| Canada | $2 per day |
| Cayman Islands | $10 per day |
| Croatia | $10 per day |
| Curacao | $10 per day |
| Cyprus | $10 per day |
| Czech Republic | $10 per day |
| Denmark | $10 per day |
| Dominica | $10 per day |
| Estonia | $10 per day |
| Finland | $10 per day |
| France | $10 per day |
| French Guiana | $10 per day |
| Germany | $10 per day |
| Greece | $10 per day |
| Grenada | $10 per day |
| Guadeloupe | $10 per day |
| Guernsey | $10 per day |
| Haiti | $10 per day |
| Hungary | $10 per day |
| Iceland | $10 per day |
| Ireland | $10 per day |
| Isle of Mann | $10 per day |
| Israel | $10 per day |
| Italy | $10 per day |
| Jamaica | $10 per day |
| Jersey | $10 per day |
| Countries K-Z | Cost per Device |
|---|---|
| Latvia | $10 per day |
| Liechtenstein | $10 per day |
| Lithuania | $10 per day |
| Luxembourg | $10 per day |
| Madeira and Azores | $10 per day |
| Martinique | $10 per day |
| Mexico | $2 per day |
| Montserrat | $10 per day |
| Netherlands | $10 per day |
| Netherlands Antilles | $10 per day |
| Norway | $10 per day |
| Palestinian Territories | $10 per day |
| Poland | $10 per day |
| Portugal | $10 per day |
| Romania | $10 per day |
| Saint Barthelemy | $10 per day |
| Saint Eustatius & Saba | $10 per day |
| Saint Kitts And Nevis | $10 per day |
| Saint Lucia | $10 per day |
| Saint Maartin (Dutch) | $10 per day |
| Saint Martin | $10 per day |
| Saint Vincent And The Grenadines | $10 per day |
| Singapore | $10 per day |
| Slovakia | $10 per day |
| Spain | $10 per day |
| Sweden | $10 per day |
| Switzerland | $10 per day |
| Taiwan | $10 per day |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $10 per day |
| Turkey | $10 per day |
| Turks and Caicos | $10 per day |
| United Kingdom | $10 per day |
| Vatican City | $10 per day |
Interestingly it does not include China, Hong Kong, Japan or many other Asian countries.
The plan looks excellent for travel around Europe and the Caribbean.
I currently have Verizon for my phone service. Normally when I travel, I only use WiFi as the bill normally would get too expensive. This has been problematic though as I lose connectivity and also has made it difficult to use uber or other services as I could not call or text the driver.
I have a mini 3g hotspot that I have had some luck with. That works for $10 a day. It is slow and it is a little bulky because I have to carry the device in addition to my phone. It also did not work well in China even with a VPN. In addition, in countries where it is easy to get a SIM card, I use that for local calls and data; however, in several countries it is a long process to get one so I just use the mobile hot spot device.
I am excited to try the service the next time I travel.
I was in Cancun a few weeks ago. It would have been awesome to pay $2 per day to gain calling, texts and data everywhere. I wish I would have known about it before the trip.
Has anyone used the service yet? Does it really provide high speed at 4G/LTE?
