(Solved) Verizon Travel Pass not working
Verizon’s Travel Pass allows you to use your current plans text, talk time and data while travelling internationally in more than 65 countries at a fee. Just by the fact that it is telecommunication feature, it is susceptible to network errors.
If you are a frequent traveler, you may want to always share your holiday thrills on social media, whether Facebook, twitter or Instagram. You may also want to stay on top of your mail at all times. However, taking your phone abroad can be quite expensive, confusing and so frustrating if your mobile carrier doesn’t work wherever you are travelling to. For this reason, Verizon Wireless came up with the Travel Pass to cater for all your telecommunications, networking and entertainment needs when you travel abroad. The only problem is that there are times when your travel pass may not be working and this becomes even more frustrating. In this article, we will extensively look into Verizon’s travel pass and give you a few tips on how to fix it when it stops working.
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So, how exactly does Verizon Travel Pass work?
Travel Pass was developed to make it easier for you to keep in touch with your friends and family back at home when you are travelling internationally. Basically, it gives you a chance to continue using your already existing data plan, text messaging and talk time phone plan when you travel abroad. What happens is that you get the same internet speeds and monthly caps. The only difference is that you may need to pay an additional fee for each and every day that you use Verizon’s Travel pass. It would cost you $2 daily if you are travelling to Canada or Mexico and about $10 if you are travelling to any other destination. The fee that you are supposed to pay daily is only charged on the days that you use it in any one of the Travel Pass countries.
If you would want to sign up for Travel Pass, you would need to either use the MyVerizon app on your mobile device or visit MyVerizon.com and tap on the ‘manage international services’ option to activate it right before your trip. Once you have made it to your destination, you will receive a prompt message that welcomes you to the country and reminds you of the amount that you are supposed to pay daily.
A Summary Table
Verizon Travel Pass |
Pricing (daily) |
When travelling to Mexico or Canada |
$2 |
When travelling to any other countries |
$10 |
How costly can Verizon’s Travel Pass be?
Travel Pass isn’t exactly as inexpensive as you think. You don’t really have to worry much about going over the 100 MB data cap since you can always draw down the 10 GB data plan that you already have at home but at $2 or $10 per day, the cost has the potential to add up quite fast especially if you are on long-holidays.
On a two-week trip, you can always keep your data use under let’s say 200MB by limiting your web browsing habits and turning off non-essential apps. So, two weeks in Europe and Asia, would cost you about $140 if you are using Travel Pass which is nearly three times as much as purchasing a separate international data package. The only way you can save a ton when using travel pass is if you avoid using your phone every day when travelling, which unfortunately is quite impossible.
So, what should you do when Verizon’s Travel Pass isn’t working?
You may be wondering why Travel Pass isn’t working pretty well for you when abroad and may be getting quite frustrated in the process. First, you may need to ask yourself whether your phone is compatible with international travel. In the event that it is not, rather, if you have not activated Travel Pass then it simple wouldn’t work. So you may need to check with Verizon to ensure that it is activated.
Another thing you may need to ask yourself is whether you followed Verizon’s instructions for insuring that your phone was correctly set up. That is, whether you set up your phone to allow fordata roaming access and whether you did it correctly. If not, you may want to start by fixing that. Also, you should always restart your phone when you travel to a different country.
When setting up your device with Travel Pass, you would need to check your phone’s settings for use outside the United States. Allow for data roaming access for all trips and then set your network mode to global. Once this is done, restart your phone and then try again one last time.
Conclusion
In the event that none of these help, your last resort would be to contact Verizon Wireless for further assistance.
FAQs
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How can I avoid Verizon Travel Pass fees?
You would need to use your phone on Airplane mode while using Wi-Fi.
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Is the Verizon Travel Pass Worth it?
Yes, it is but only if you are travelling for a short period of time.