Virgin Plus SIM Card: Plans, eSIM and Roam Sweet Roam Costs

Virgin Plus SIM card: monthly plans, eSIM activation and what roaming costs

On 10 November 2026 Virgin Plus listed bring-your-own-phone plans from $19 a month, with 60GB for $50 after an autopay credit, and Roam Sweet Roam at $13 a day in the US. Here is how to get the SIM or eSIM, what each plan includes, and when a travel eSIM is cheaper.

By Nicola Palmieri · Updated 10 November 2026

How do you get a Virgin Plus SIM card?

Virgin Plus is Bell's postpaid flanker brand. BCE names Virgin Plus and Lucky Mobile in its 2025 annual information form as additional wireless brands alongside Bell, and its strategic plan says Virgin Plus stays the postpaid brand while Lucky Mobile is the prepaid one. Our Bell Canada guide covers the parent network.

You can get a Virgin Plus SIM card three ways, according to its support and bring-your-own-phone pages:

eSIM: activate in minutes online or in the My Account app, with no store visit and no wait for delivery.
SIM from a retail partner: buy a new Virgin Plus SIM card from a retail partner, then activate it online by choosing a monthly plan.
Virgin Plus store: staff can help if you are not sure which SIM size your phone needs.

Your phone must be unlocked and compatible with the Virgin Plus network. Virgin Plus also warns that from 1 March 2027 devices and services relying on its 3G network will no longer be supported, so check an older phone before you sign up. We did not find the price of a physical Virgin Plus SIM on the pages we read.

This is desk research from Virgin Plus's own pages. We have not bought or tested a Virgin Plus plan.

Virgin Plus plans on 10 November 2026

These were the bring-your-own-phone plans for Ontario when we read the plans page. The 5G plans and the talk-and-text plan are for new activations only, and their prices include a $10 monthly autopay credit.

Virgin Plus plan	Data	Price	Notes
Canada-wide 5G	20GB at up to 1 Gbps	$45	Hotspot included
Canada-wide 5G	60GB at up to 1 Gbps	$50	Hotspot included
Canada-U.S.-Mexico 5G	60GB at up to 1 Gbps	$55	Data, talk and text in all three countries; unlimited calls to 27 countries
Canada-wide 5G talk and text	Pay per use	$25
Basic	250MB at up to 3.1 Mbps	$19	100 outgoing minutes, unlimited incoming
Basic	3GB at up to 3.1 Mbps	$39	Unlimited Canada-wide calling and texting

All the 5G plans include unlimited Canada-wide calling and texting, unlimited international texting from Canada, and suspicious call detection. The page did not list promotion end dates.

Are Virgin Plus prepaid plans still available?

We could not find any. Virgin Plus's prepaid plans address returned an error page when we read it, and the site's menu offers prepaid top-ups for existing customers rather than new prepaid plans. A Virgin Plus community forum post says prepaid plans stopped being offered for new activations on 30 September 2024; that is a forum post, not an official notice, so treat it with care. Virgin Plus's roaming FAQ also says roaming is not available on prepaid accounts. For prepaid on Bell's network, BCE points to Lucky Mobile; see our Lucky Mobile page.

What does Virgin Plus roaming cost?

Monthly Virgin Plus customers can enrol in Roam Sweet Roam by text message, after which it switches on automatically in eligible destinations. On 10 November 2026:

United States: $13 a day, with unlimited talk and text and the data from your plan
International: $16 a day in over 200 destinations, on the same terms

Each day runs until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Beyond 5GB in a day, speeds drop to up to 512 kbps for the rest of that day. Virgin Plus says data roaming is not available in places not covered by Roam Sweet Roam or a Travel Pass, and that since 19 June 2025 roaming does not work on cruise ships or flights.

For longer trips, Travel Passes include unlimited calls within your destination and back to Canada, unlimited texts and your plan's data:

Virgin Plus Travel Pass	Price
U.S., 3 / 14 / 30 days	$30 / $60 / $80
Caribbean and Mexico, 14 days	$70
Europe, 7 / 14 / 30 days	$70 / $75 / $90
Asia, 14 / 30 days	$75 / $90
International, 14 / 30 days	$100 / $120

If you are enrolled in Roam Sweet Roam, Virgin Plus says you pay only the Travel Pass while it is active, and the daily rate applies again once the pass ends.

Virgin Plus internet plans

Virgin Plus is winding down internet in places. BCE said Virgin Plus would stop new sales of internet and TV in Ontario in January 2026, and the Virgin Plus site now points Ontario visitors to Bell for internet. This page covers mobile only.

When is a travel eSIM cheaper than Virgin Plus roaming?

For a data-only week, usually. Seven days in the US on Roam Sweet Roam is $91. Our verified US eSIM prices, read on each seller's site in August 2026 and quoted in US dollars, were Airalo at $21.50 for 10GB over 7 days, Saily at $22.99 for 10GB over 30 days and Nomad at $25 for 10GB over 30 days. For a fortnight in Japan, Nomad listed 10GB over 30 days at $16 and Airalo 10GB over 15 days at $17.50, against $75 for the Asia 14-day pass.

The pass or daily rate is still worth it when you need your Canadian number for calls, or on the US-Mexico plan, where the US and Mexico are already included. If you add an eSIM, switch the Virgin Plus line's data roaming off; our data roaming guide explains how. Visitors to Canada will usually find a prepaid brand simpler than Virgin Plus's monthly plans; see our cheap SIM card guide for Canada.

Common questions

Where can I buy a Virgin Plus SIM card?

Virgin Plus says you can buy a SIM card from a retail partner or a Virgin Plus store and activate it online, or skip the card and activate an eSIM in minutes online or in the My Account app.

Does Virgin Plus offer eSIM?

Yes. Its bring-your-own-phone page says you can activate with eSIM in minutes online or in the My Account app, without visiting a store or waiting for delivery.

What is the cheapest Virgin Plus plan?

On 10 November 2026 the cheapest was the $19 Basic plan with 250MB of data at up to 3.1 Mbps and 100 outgoing minutes. The cheapest 5G data plan was $45 for 20GB with autopay.

Can I still get a Virgin Plus prepaid plan?

We found no prepaid plans for new customers on Virgin Plus's site when we checked. Existing prepaid customers can still top up. BCE names Lucky Mobile as Bell's prepaid brand.

How much is Virgin Plus roaming?

Roam Sweet Roam was $13 a day in the US and $16 a day internationally when we read it, using your plan's data. Travel Passes ran from $30 for 3 days in the US to $120 for a 30-day International pass.