Getting Home Internet as an International Student
Hi. Does anyone know of a faster way to apply for home internet?
As an international, I'll have to get a credit card first and then apply (which usually takes a couple of weeks).
Also is there a way maybe the landlord can apply for me and then transfer it in my name or something?
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Hi @zzxy
Welcome to Canada. Fizz is a prepaid service, so you prepay for each month.
They accept a few payment methods, and one of them is a prepaid credit card.
https://fizz.ca/en/faq/what-payment-methods-can-i-use
To pay for your Fizz plans, you can use:
A Visa or Mastercard credit card
A prepaid Visa or Mastercard credit cards such as Vanilla prepaid cards
A Debit Mastercard or Visa Debit card
Something like a Vanilla prepaid credit card could work.
The issue with getting landlord to put it in thier name, is that the credit card, needs to have the same address associated to it, as your billing address.
The Vanilla Prepaid cards can be purchased at various places around the city, including Walmart. Yes there is a fee associated with activating them, but at least they can be used. And once you get another credit card, you can just change the method of payment (and use the rest of the prepaid card balance elsewhere) :)
For prepaid cards, you will have to register them, to include the billing address, to be the same as what you use on the Fizz account you create.
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You can have the first month paid with a prepaid credit card (vanilla), however, you need to add a canadian credit card for the second payment, since the prepaid credit card don't allow recurrent payments
And remember to use a referral code, and yes you can use mine after the _ in my alias or you can pick one here https://forum.fizz.ca/en/discussion/2198337/this-is-the-place-for-your-referral-codes-here-and-only-here
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Welcome/Bienvenue in/au Canada!
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This post is from 2021 and should be closed @Whizz.
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