Telus quietly increased roaming rates in the U.S. and internationally a few months ago. Prices have increased from $14 to $16/day for U.S. roaming and from $16 to $18/day for international roaming.
Using the Wayback Machine, we determined that Telus increased roaming rates on Oct. 2, 2025. In a little warning posted on its website at the time, it seemed like Telus was pushing customers to explore its other plans, such as its ‘5G Complete Explore‘, which offers roaming in up to 68 countries, or use travel passes for more flexible options to cover roaming for seven, 14 or 30 days.
The $2 increase doesn’t seem like much, but they can definitely add up — believe me. A five-day trip with the international rate would cost a whopping $90.
These prices are aligned with Rogers’ U.S. and international roaming prices as well. Whereas Bell’s U.S. roaming is $13/day, and its international roaming is $16/day.
Telus Easy Roam rates as of March 3, 2026.
These roaming rates kind of suck, but Bell, Rogers and Telus offer many plans that include U.S. and Mexico roaming in their plans. If you travel a lot, it’s often cheaper to get a plan with included roaming rather than pay the daily rate.
And if you’re willing to look beyond the Big Three, wireless providers like Freedom Mobile offer cheaper plans with even better roaming options.
These roaming increases come after the CRTC urged telecoms to make roaming rates even more affordable. In October of 2024, the commission wanted Rogers, Bell and Telus to lower the costs of roaming rates. However, we’ve seen things go in the opposite direction since then.
It’s also important to remember that there are other options for roaming, like eSIMs. MobileSyrup gaming editor Brad Shankar tried a travel eSIM during a visit to Japan and had great success using this instead of daily roaming rates.
While my cellular plan includes U.S. roaming, which is great for me when I travel, I also have Easy Roam for when I leave North America — although for $18/day, I might consider using an eSIM on my next Eurotrip.
