American here: When I'm in the country, I use a prepaid plan from an MVNO. It seems to cost less than what I hear people saying they pay for a similar contract

American here: When I'm in the country, I use a prepaid plan from an MVNO. It seems to cost less than what I hear people saying they pay for a similar contract plan on Rogers or Bell, and it definitely involves less interaction with creatively dressed wildlife. Maybe it's more obnoxious than it's worth when you're using it full time instead of a month at a time, but it seems to work well. I keep meaning to see if it would make sense to switch to a prepaid MVNO for my US cellular service as well. AT&T and Verizon are, for their part, a consortium of skunks and raccoons standing on top of each other in a trench coat.