Idial is a free feature you need to use device in certain countries.

http://businessportals.verizonwireless.com/in ternational/traveling_to/Caribbean/Puerto%20R ico.html

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I got the rates from VZW.com

Type international on the search>>choose international long distance>>>Select rates & coverage in left panel, under traveling outside of U.S.>>in the drop down to the right, select Puerto Rico. Click go.

I'll have to look that up when I have time at home later. Thanks for the info. Glad I didn't just go by what I was told over the phone!!

The information you've been given here is partially incorrect. From Verizon's FAQ on Puerto Rico:

"Most of Puerto Rico is included in the Nationwide and America’s Choice Coverage Areas. If you roam out of the Nationwide or America’s Choice coverage area, you will be charged $.69 per minute. Please use your device's banner as an indicator of your roaming status. Click here to view the approximate coverage areas."

So as long as your current plan says "America's Choice" or "Nationwide" in the description, you have normal coverage in most of P.R. In fact, the network you'll be using was built and maintained by Verizon for many, many years. You still have regular coverage there.

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The International Dialing feature is only needed when traveling to countries that don't use standard North America 10-digit dialing.

Canada, Puerto Rico, Bermuda and the Bahamas do not require the International Dialing code, but Mexico does.

It's based on the dialing pattern needed to connect the call, not the the form of government selected in the target country.

Apparently not as well as you. Great job! The op will be pleased.

Archer Bullseye said:
Most of Puerto Rico is included in the Nationwide and America’s Choice Coverage Areas. If you roam out of the Nationwide or America’s Choice coverage area, you will be charged $.69 per minute. Please use your device's banner as an indicator of your roaming status. Click here to view the approximate coverage areas.

Did you even bother to read the page? 😳

I was all set to thank you for the information...and then you had to be a smart @ss. 😉
j/k No, I didn't read any page. As I said in the original post, I called VZW customer service. I was given the information I had over the phone, What you have stated here sounds alot closer to what they told me. So, if my phone's ba...
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RIGHT.

I think the smart ash comment was directed to Jarahawk, who they were replying to.

I'm constantly surprised by how often Verizon employees get the P.R. thing wrong. I guess we just don't look at the coverage map any more (the one in the brochure), which shows P.R. with Hawaii and Alaska. We don't mess up Hawaii and Alaska, but maybe that's because they are states. P.R. is the red-headed stepchild of the US, apparently.

What gives? Your forums aren't working.

You mean at Phonecan? I was getting far too much spam to keep it up. I'd get about 50 registrations per day all from people who looked like they were using spam email accounts. If I could get around that, I'd have it back up.

Yeah, that was directed at me. So thank the guy for parsing through Verizon's coverage map. Obviously, I didn't pay close attention but merely posted the link and a mistaken interpretation. My feelings aren't hurt. Enjoy Puerto Rico and do everything that I wouldn't do.

I completely understand. My day was so bad that I fired two friends. *Shrug* It happens.