Question by Chelsea: What services can I use on my cell phone in different countries?
I live in the United States and my carrier is Sprint, although I’ll be on T-Mobile by the time I take this vacation. I am going on a 22 day cruise to:

Vancouver, Canada
Alaska
Russia
China
Japan
South Korea

Can I text in some of these countries without an extra fee? And does Sprint or T-Mobile offer plans, or temporary plans where I can text or even make a few calls while in these countries?

All information is appreciated, thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by AJ
Yes, you can use it but any calling, texting, email, internet, you will be hit with huge rates and additional fees. Realize that once you are at sea. you’re not going to a signal.

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