Every Bell roaming pack, checked on Bell's own site, next to live data eSIM prices by destination.
| Pack | Type | Validity | Data | Calls | SMS | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C$13 | Roam Better, U.S. | per day | Per plan | - | - | Monthly plans; your plan's data at full speed up to 5GB a day, unlimited talk and text to Canada and within the U.S. |
| C$16 | Roam Better, international | per day | Per plan | - | - | Monthly plans; 200+ destinations; your plan's data at full speed up to 5GB a day, unlimited talk and text to Canada and within the destination |
From www.bell.ca/Mobility/Roam-Better, checked 19 October 2026. Bell is a trademark of Bell Canada. Slashtel is not affiliated with Bell.
Bell offers one roaming product for monthly plans, called Roam Better. It is charged for each day you use your phone abroad. There are two pack families.
Roam Better, U.S. covers the United States. It gives your plan's data at full speed up to 5GB a day, plus unlimited talk and text to Canada and within the U.S.
Roam Better, international covers 200+ destinations. It gives your plan's data at full speed up to 5GB a day, plus unlimited talk and text to Canada and within the destination.
Both families are charged per day of use. The data figure is not stated as a separate bundle, because Roam Better draws on your Canadian plan's own data rather than a separate allowance. The 5GB a day is the full-speed ceiling on that plan data while roaming.
The charge follows the days you use your phone abroad rather than a fixed trip length, and the destination decides which family applies.
Because Roam Better uses your Canadian plan's own data, the allowance is the data in your plan, capped at 5GB a day at full speed. Talk and text are unlimited to Canada and within the covered destination.
A traveller can keep the Bell SIM in the phone for calls, texts and bank codes, and put mobile data on a prepaid data-only travel eSIM instead. The home SIM stays in the phone; the eSIM carries mobile data. The eSIM connects to local networks and network selection is automatic. It is installed by QR code before the trip and switched on when you land. A data-only eSIM has no phone number, so calls and texts stay on the home SIM or go over internet apps.
This suits trips where you want the Canadian number live for bank codes and messages but prefer data from a local network. Compare each Bell pack with live data eSIM prices for the same trip in the table on this page, destination by destination, to see where the eSIM costs less. See eSIM vs roaming compared and Rogers roaming for the alternative.
Facts checked 19 October 2026.
Bell's options are C$13 a day (Roam Better, U.S.), C$16 a day (Roam Better, international), as listed on Bell's site on 19 October 2026.
For data, in 56 of the destinations we compare: Dubai (UAE) (C$34.30 vs C$160), Thailand (C$13.23 vs C$160), USA (C$16.93 vs C$130), Europe (C$31.16 vs C$160), UK (C$13.37 vs C$160), Nepal (C$53.52 vs C$160), Saudi Arabia (C$31.31 vs C$160), Singapore (C$13.94 vs C$160), Malaysia (C$10.81 vs C$160), Australia (C$12.51 vs C$160), Qatar (C$36.86 vs C$160), Turkey (C$14.08 vs C$160), Japan (C$13.37 vs C$160), Indonesia (Bali) (C$15.50 vs C$160), Vietnam (C$21.77 vs C$160), Sri Lanka (C$25.18 vs C$160), Hong Kong (C$15.50 vs C$160), South Korea (C$15.50 vs C$160), New Zealand (C$18.92 vs C$160), Oman (C$39.99 vs C$160), Kuwait (C$34.72 vs C$160), Bahrain (C$37 vs C$160), Germany (C$14.22 vs C$160), France (C$15.50 vs C$160), Switzerland (C$12.66 vs C$160), Italy (C$12.66 vs C$160), Spain (C$14.22 vs C$160), Netherlands (C$12.09 vs C$160), Ireland (C$12.09 vs C$160), Greece (C$14.22 vs C$160), Portugal (C$12.09 vs C$160), Austria (C$12.09 vs C$160), Mauritius (C$46.26 vs C$160), Egypt (C$38.14 vs C$160), Kenya (C$42.13 vs C$160), South Africa (C$24.19 vs C$160), China (C$17.50 vs C$160), Philippines (C$21.48 vs C$160), Israel (C$20.49 vs C$160), Azerbaijan (C$43.83 vs C$160), Georgia (C$24.33 vs C$160), Kazakhstan (C$20.20 vs C$160), Uzbekistan (C$18.92 vs C$160), Mexico (C$42.55 vs C$160), Brazil (C$27.18 vs C$160), Cambodia (C$23.33 vs C$160), Bangladesh (C$21.77 vs C$160), Poland (C$10.81 vs C$160), Czech Republic (C$14.22 vs C$160), Hungary (C$14.22 vs C$160), Jordan (C$48.11 vs C$160), India (C$28.74 vs C$160), Dominican Republic (C$44.83 vs C$160), Colombia (C$42.98 vs C$160), Costa Rica (C$57.36 vs C$160), Peru (C$36.86 vs C$160). Bell's options also include calls, which a data eSIM does not.
Yes. Keep the Bell SIM in the phone for calls and texts such as bank codes, and use the eSIM for mobile data.