Minimising data costs (non-roaming) for travellers in the US and Canada?
A former colleague will be visiting Canada and the US in a few weeks and would like data and no roaming charges.
My understanding is that he'd probably pick up a sim card and go prepay.
For a short-term visit (2-3 weeks) what would be the best bet - is there one that would work in both countries (sans-roaming) or will he need two cards, and if so, what the cheapest option would be (focusing just on data costs)?
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