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Aisha
04 March 2026
Every Canadian who has crossed into the US and come home to a Rogers bill knows the feeling: a week in New York or a long weekend in Chicago looks very different on paper than it does on your next statement. Rogers Roam Like Home is the default answer most customers reach for, and at $16 per day in the United States as of March 2026, it is the kind of cost that rewards you for paying attention before you book. This guide walks through exactly how Roam Like Home works, what the Travel Pass options look like, and when it genuinely makes sense to use a US eSIM instead.
Roam Like Home is Rogers' flagship international roaming service. Most postpaid Rogers customers are enrolled automatically. You can verify your status by texting TRAVEL to 222, or by checking the MyRogers app. Once enrolled, your phone connects to a partner US carrier as soon as you cross the border and use your device.
The daily fee is triggered by any of the following: making or receiving a call, sending a text, checking voicemail, or using data. Receiving an incoming text does not trigger the charge. Each daily fee covers you until 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET), regardless of which US time zone you happen to be in. This is an important detail: if you land in Los Angeles at 9 PM Pacific (which is midnight ET), you are already into a new billing day.
Roam Like Home covers 185+ destinations and gives you access to your existing Rogers plan's data, talk, and text allowances. Calls to Canadian and US numbers are included. Calls to third countries from within the US will incur additional long-distance charges. Rogers caps Roam Like Home charges at 20 days of usage per billing cycle, so for extended trips the bill stops growing after the twentieth roaming day.
Rogers also offers Canada+US plans that fold US coverage into your monthly plan without any per-day fee, and Canada+US+Mexico plans for travellers who regularly move across all three countries. For customers who make frequent short trips south, these plan variants are worth comparing against daily Roam Like Home costs.
Current rates as of March 2026. Always verify in the MyRogers app before departure, as Rogers adjusts roaming rates periodically.
Rogers Red Mastercard and Rogers Red World Elite Mastercard holders receive 5 Roam Like Home days at no cost per year. If you travel to the US once or twice annually for a long weekend, this benefit alone can cover your roaming costs entirely.
Text TRAVEL to 222 before you leave Canada. This confirms your Roam Like Home enrolment and tells you whether your current plan is eligible. Do this at home rather than at the border, especially if you are on an older Rogers plan that may not include Roam Like Home by default.
The daily reset is based on Eastern Time, not local time. The fee covers you until 11:59 PM ET each day. If you are in Pacific Time, that means your Rogers roaming day ends at 9 PM local time. Travellers heading to the West Coast often get caught paying for two Rogers roaming days on an evening they expected to be charged once. Turn off data roaming before 9 PM PT if you want to keep the day count accurate.
Receiving texts does not trigger the charge. Bank OTPs, WhatsApp verifications, and incoming SMS arrive without activating the daily fee. Only outbound actions (sending a text, using data, making or receiving a call, checking voicemail) start the clock.
The 20-day cap is useful for long stays. Rogers stops charging Roam Like Home after 20 days of usage per billing cycle. For extended visits to the US in the same month, days 21 onwards are effectively free. This makes Roam Like Home surprisingly competitive for extended stays if your billing cycle lines up.
Plan ahead with a Travel Pass for known trip lengths. Travel Passes can be purchased up to 60 days in advance through MyRogers. Buying before departure locks in your connectivity and avoids the mental overhead of tracking daily charges. The 30-day US Travel Pass at a flat rate is particularly well-suited for snowbirds or anyone spending a month in the US.
Cruise ship and in-flight usage is a separate category. Roam Like Home does not cover cruise ships under standard conditions. Rogers now offers a land and sea Travel Pass for USA, Mexico, and Caribbean cruises, but this is an add-on purchase rather than included in standard Roam Like Home. Switch to airplane mode on flights and connect to ship Wi-Fi to avoid unexpected charges.
At $16 per day, a ten-day trip to the US costs $160 in Roam Like Home fees before taxes. A two-week holiday in Florida hits $224. These are not trivial numbers, and the data you get for that daily fee depends entirely on your current Rogers plan and how much of your monthly allowance remains when you travel.
That last point is the one most people overlook. Roam Like Home does not give you a fresh bucket of data. It gives you access to whatever is left on your monthly Canadian plan. If you are three weeks into your billing cycle with minimal data remaining, you are paying $16 per day for effectively nothing, or triggering expensive pay-per-use top-ups at Canadian rates. A dedicated US eSIM solves this cleanly: you purchase a data package sized for your trip, it is independent of your Rogers billing cycle, and the cost is fixed upfront.
Dual-SIM use is the practical setup. Keep your Rogers SIM active with data roaming turned off. Your Canadian number stays reachable for calls, incoming texts, and OTPs from your bank or CRA. The eSIM provides US data on AT&T or T-Mobile infrastructure. Most recent iPhones and many Android flagship devices support this configuration without any additional hardware. You can check the full list of eSIM Compatible Phones to see if your device is supported.
The Eastern Time reset is Rogers Roam Like Home's most misunderstood feature, and it catches travellers heading west every time. A Rogers customer flying from Toronto to Vancouver arrives at 8 PM Pacific, which is 11 PM ET. Use your phone at 11:30 PM ET and you are charged for that day. Wake up and use it again the next morning and you are charged for a second day. Two days of Rogers roaming for less than 24 hours of actual use in the US is a common complaint on Canadian travel forums.
The billing cycle data problem is the other key issue. Rogers Roam Like Home is best used early in your monthly cycle when your data bucket is full. Travel in the final ten days of your billing period and you may find yourself data-limited from day one, paying $16/day to access a near-empty allowance. A TurkSIM eSIM for the US carries its own data, completely decoupled from the Rogers billing cycle, so it performs identically whether you travel on the 3rd or the 28th of the month.
The dual-SIM configuration requires no store visit and no paperwork. Download the eSIM profile before leaving Canada, assign it as your cellular data line, and turn off data roaming on the Rogers SIM. Your Canadian number continues to receive calls and SMS normally. For anyone travelling to multiple US cities on a single trip, navigating Google Maps, streaming podcasts on long drives, or using data-intensive apps in hotels, a dedicated US data eSIM removes the mental overhead of watching the clock and the calendar simultaneously.
As of March 2026, Rogers Roam Like Home in the United States costs $16 CAD per day plus taxes. Rogers caps charges at 20 days of usage per billing cycle. The daily fee resets at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, regardless of which US time zone you are in. Check the MyRogers app or text TRAVEL to 222 before departure to confirm current rates.
No. Roam Like Home gives you access to the data remaining in your current monthly Rogers plan. It does not provide additional or unlimited data. If you exhaust your monthly allowance, top-ups are available at Canadian rates through the MyRogers app. Travellers who are late in their billing cycle often find their available data pool limited before they even arrive.
Rogers only charges Roam Like Home fees for up to 20 days of usage per billing cycle. Once you hit 20 days, additional roaming days in that cycle are free. This cap applies per line, not per account. It makes Roam Like Home particularly viable for snowbirds or travellers who spend extended stretches in the US within a single month.
The 30-day USA Travel Pass provides 30 consecutive days of Roam Like Home coverage in the United States for a flat one-time fee of $60 CAD, compared to paying daily rates. It can be purchased up to 60 days before your departure through MyRogers. It includes the same data, talk, and text allowances as daily Roam Like Home, just at a predictable fixed price.
Yes. On any dual-SIM device, you can keep your Rogers SIM active for calls and incoming texts while routing all data through a US travel eSIM. The key step is turning off data roaming on your Rogers SIM so it does not trigger the Roam Like Home daily fee. Your Canadian number remains reachable for calls, OTPs, and SMS throughout the trip.
Yes. Rogers Roam Like Home coverage in the United States includes Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, not just the continental 48 states. The same $16/day rate applies across all covered US territories. Coverage depends on partner network availability in each area.
For trips of four or more days, a dedicated US eSIM is typically cheaper per day than Roam Like Home at $16. Beyond cost, an eSIM provides a fixed data package that is independent of your Rogers billing cycle, avoiding the variable data problem. The Eastern Time reset issue that affects West Coast travellers also disappears with an eSIM. Setup takes a few minutes on any eSIM-compatible device.
Using a different carrier? See roaming options for other networks.
