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Roam Better

Roam better – with home data

Talk, text and post worry-free while you travel.

  • Use the data from your Mobility rate plan, plus get unlimited talk and text, in over 200 international destinations.
  • Add Roam Better now and only pay for the days that you use your device while roaming.
  • Access 5G networks with select 5G devices where coverage is available in the U.S. and internationally.

Travelling to the US

Until 11:59 p.m. (ET)

Travel often? Consider an Unlimited Canada/U.S. plan.

Travelling internationally

Until 11:59 p.m. (ET)

Check below for eligible destinations.

Add Roam Better in MyBell or text ROAM to 8000.

Roam Better FAQs

To get Roam Better - with home data, simply text ROAM to 8000 or add Roam Better in MyBell. Once Roam Better - with home data has been added to your account, you’ll be covered for all future trips to the U.S. and over 200 international destinations. You’ll only be charged on days when you make or answer a call, send a text message, use Apple Live Voicemail or when data is sent or received while in your Roam Better destination.

Roam Better - with home data is available to customers on most monthly plans. It is not available on prepaid plans, corporate accounts and plans that include roaming services.

To remove Roam Better - with home data, simply text REMOVEROAM to 8000 or remove it in MyBell.

You’ll only be charged the daily fee when you make or answer a call, send a text message, use Apple Live Voicemail, or when data is sent or received while in your Roam Better destination. The Roam Better – with home data daily fee covers each day of usage until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), regardless of which time zone you’re roaming in. You’ll only be charged for a maximum of 20 days per line within the same billing period, after which you can continue enjoying unlimited talk and text and continue to use the data from your account at no additional cost for the rest of the billing period. If you exceed the data included in your rate plan, you’ll be charged the rates that apply to your domestic plan/usage.

Note: the 20-day maximum Roam Better fee applies separately to the U.S. ($13 a day) and all other eligible destinations ($16 a day). For example, if you spend 20 days in the U.S. and then 10 days in Mexico within one monthly billing period, you’ll be charged 20 days for the U.S. ($260 total) and 10 days for Mexico ($160 total).

For any days that you don’t use voice, text or data in a Roam Better destination, you won’t be charged the Roam Better - with home data daily fee. If you’ve added Roam Better but don’t want to be charged when arriving at your Roam Better destination, make sure data roaming is turned off on your device, don't make or answer any calls, and don't send any text messages.

The daily fee applies separately to each line using Roam Better – with home data.

With Roam Better – with home data, your data speeds will be reduced once you reach 5 GB of data usage per day when roaming in a Roam Better destination. Beyond 5GB, you can continue to use data at reduced speeds of up to 512 Kbps† (suitable for accessing email, light web browsing and messaging) for the remainder of the day as long as you haven’t exceeded the data included in your rate plan. Applications that require higher data speeds (such as video streaming) may be affected by the data speed reduction.

Your allowance begins upon your first data use in your Roam Better destination and expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on that same day, regardless of the time zone where you are roaming. Once you use 5 GB of data, you’ll automatically receive a notification that includes the option to purchase an additional 1 GB of data at increased speeds for $6 in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) or for $8 in international Roam Better destinations. All additional data at increased speeds expires at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the day the data was purchased.

Data speeds reset at 12:00 a.m. (ET) daily.

Refer to the following table for additional charges for outgoing calls and text messages to destinations outside of your roaming destination and Canada.

Roam Better destinations Calls to destinations outside of roaming destination (other than Canada) Calls within roaming destination and back to Canada Text messages to destinations outside of roaming destination (other than Canada)
U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
$0.95/minute
Included
Included
International destinations
$1.45/minute
Included
Included

The regular domestic data overage charges of your plan will apply (does not apply if you have an Unlimited Data plan).

No. Roam Better is for when you’re roaming in a Roam Better destination. You won’t be charged for Roam Better when you’re not roaming.

If you'd still like to remove Roam Better, simply text REMOVEROAM to 8000 or remove it in MyBell.

No. Each member of your Share group needs to add it separately. You can add Roam Better through MyBell or by texting ROAM to 8000.

Have more questions? Check out the full Roam Better and travel FAQs.

Internet traffic management practices (ITMP) for Bell Mobility. Speed and signal strength may vary due to traffic, topography, environmental conditions and other factors, like Bell’s management of network resources, using methods which include Internet traffic management practices. See bell.ca/ITMP.

(*) Beyond 5 GB of data usage per day, speeds are up to 512 Kbps for the rest of the day, suitable for light web browsing, email and messaging.† Data speeds reset at 12:00 a.m. (ET) daily.

(†) Speed and signal strength may vary due to roaming partner’s network technology, traffic, topography, environmental conditions, network management and other factors.

  • The Roam Better - with home data feature will be added to your account within 24 hours of activation, rate plan change or device upgrade.
  • You can remove Roam Better at any time by texting REMOVEROAM to 8000 or by removing the feature in MyBell.
  • Taxes extra.
  • Roam Better is available to customers on most monthly plans, within the coverage areas of certain Bell roaming partners in the U.S. and international destinations.
  • Roam Better is not available on prepaid plans, corporate accounts and plans that include roaming services.
  • Roam Better may be incompatible with other roaming features on your line that require removal before you can add Roam Better.
  • Roam Better is a pay-per-use feature subject to change without notice, including coverage, rates and usage allowances.
  • You will only be charged for a maximum of 20 days per line in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and a maximum of 20 days per line in other international destinations within the same billing period. Additional charges for data top-ups still apply.
  • Premium texts and Text to Landline messages are not included and are subject to additional charges.
  • Roam Better is not to be used for roaming permanently or semi-permanently within any Roam Better destination(s).
  • Certain types of usage will not result in the daily charge, including: making a call to Bell customer service, receiving texts, or using non-chargeable data.