On Fido and Koodo plans with no roaming included, a 7-day pass for the US costs C$50 (US$35.36) with Fido and C$40 (US$28.29) with Koodo. Travel periods of 6 to 8 days used a median of 1.38 GB in Bcengi's 2026 sample. Paying as you go, that trip's 1.38 GB costs $2.32 in the United States at $1.68/GB, metered by the KB (Bcengi's prices are in US dollars). For this trip, Bcengi is about 15 times cheaper than Fido and about 12 times cheaper than Koodo.
This page is for Fido and Koodo plans with no roaming included. Each carrier's prices are as listed on its own website, read October 3, 2026.
Paying as you go with Bcengi, a trip costs what its data costs. Each line below is a model for a trip of 6 to 8 days: the median (1.38 GB) and the 90th percentile (6.50 GB) from the usage report, times the country's rate on October 3, 2026.
What Fido charges
With Fido Roam, a 7-day pass is C$50 (US$35.36) in the US and C$55 (US$38.90) in Europe and in Mexico; without a pass, Fido charges C$16 a day in the US and C$18 a day elsewhere (Fido's website, read October 3, 2026). Each day costs the same however little data you use that day.
- United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against Fido's 7-day US pass, the median trip is about 15 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 3 times cheaper.
- United Kingdom, France and Italy: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Fido's 7-day Europe pass, the median trip is about 24 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 5 times cheaper.
- Mexico rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $4.86/GB) costs $6.71 with Bcengi. Against Fido's 7-day Caribbean & Mexico pass, the trip is about 6 times cheaper.
What Koodo charges
Koodo's USA 7 Day Pass is C$40 (US$28.29). For Europe, Koodo's shortest pass is the Europe 14 Day Pass, C$50 (US$35.36), and for Mexico the Caribbean & Mexico 7 Day Pass is C$49 (US$34.65), a limited-time price for which Koodo gives no end date; its regular price is C$60 (Koodo's website, read October 3, 2026).
Without a pass, Koodo's Easy Roam is C$16 a day in the US and C$18 a day internationally. Each day costs the same however little data you use that day.
- United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against Koodo's USA 7 Day Pass, the median trip is about 12 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 2.5 times cheaper.
- United Kingdom, France and Italy: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Koodo's Europe 14 Day Pass, the median trip is about 22 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 4.5 times cheaper.
- Mexico rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $4.86/GB) costs $6.71 with Bcengi. Against Koodo's Caribbean & Mexico 7 Day Pass, the trip is about 5 times cheaper.
For how bundles and pay as you go compare, see bundles vs pay as you go.
What you get with Bcengi
- One reusable eSIM: install it once and use it on every trip.
- A balance that never expires: what one trip does not use is there for the next.
- No plan to pick: you never guess a size before you travel.
- Top up any time, by hand or with auto-refill.
- Your phone number stays on your home SIM for calls and texts; Bcengi is data only.
Fido and Koodo roaming questions
How much is a Fido Travel Pass?
A 7-day pass from Fido is C$50 in the US and C$55 in Europe and in the Caribbean & Mexico zone.
How much is Koodo Easy Roam?
Koodo's Easy Roam is C$16 a day in the US and C$18 a day internationally; Koodo's USA 7 Day Pass is C$40.
How do I use a travel eSIM instead of Fido or Koodo roaming?
Install the eSIM before you leave, set it as your data line, and turn data roaming off for your Fido or Koodo line so it does not use data abroad. See turn roaming off on your home line.
How these figures were measured
The usage figures come from Bcengi's 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report: a stratified random sample of 10,000 travel periods, with usage from January 1 to September 30, 2026. The figures cover every destination in the sample, not one country.
Each trip cost on this page is a model, not a bill: the GB a trip used times the per-GB rate on our pricing page on October 3, 2026. Rates can change; the pricing page always has the current ones.
Canadian dollar prices are converted to US dollars at the Federal Reserve's rate for September 25, 2026, 1.4140 Canadian dollars per US dollar.
Updated October 3, 2026. Sources: Fido's roaming page; Koodo's Easy Roam page; Federal Reserve exchange rates; Bcengi 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report; Bcengi pricing page.
